Gernhofer Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Paraguay

Gernhofer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gernhofer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Paraguay301:241,2254,203
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

The alternate forms: Gernhöfer (81) are calculated separately.

Gernhofer Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gernhofer Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Gernhofer is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Gernhöfer. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gernhofer? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,220,661st most frequent last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. Gernhofer occurs mostly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Gernhofer reside; 49 percent reside in South America and 41 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 10,355,970. In The United States it is mostly found in: Illinois, where 34 percent live, Virginia, where 11 percent live and Colorado, where 9 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Paraguay, where 41 percent live and Argentina, where 5 percent live.

Gernhofer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gernhofer surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75% registered to vote for the party.

Gernhofer earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gernhöfer9681/
Gernhoefer95170/
Gernhoffer9588/
Ernhofer94160/
Ehrnhofer8969/
Ernhoffer8960/
Gernoffer8915/
Herrnhofer8482/
Gernhaufer841/
Gornefer711/
Zernoufi592/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gernhofer
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