Gernier Surname

1,967,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 90 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Gernier Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gernier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France611:1,088,897118,069
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Gernier (12) may also be a first name.

Gernier Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gernier is held by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gernier? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,967,751st most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 80,972,732 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Gernier are found; 73 percent are found in Western Europe and 69 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Gernier is also the 3,306,491st most numerous given name internationally. It is borne by 12 people.

This last name is most commonly held in France, where it is held by 61 people, or 1 in 1,088,897. In France it is primarily concentrated in: Brittany, where 80 percent reside, Normandy, where 13 percent reside and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 2 percent reside. Excluding France this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Belgium, where 4 percent reside.

Gernier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gernier has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gernier Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Gernier earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 39.21% less than the national average, earning $26,231 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4% less than the national average, earning $47,698 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guernier93786/
Geirnier931/
Gerner9210,243/
Ernier9244/
Gernie9212/
Guerniere882/
Ghergnier880/
Garnier8681,498/
Grenier8651,466/
Gernert861,717/
Goerner86855/
Gerzner86215/
Guerner86200/
Cernier8658/
Gernerd8650/
Gherner8635/
Hernier8634/
Gaerner8628/
Gierner8625/
Gerrner868/
Gernger863/
Gernere863/
Gornier862/
Jernier861/
Gergner860/
Gernertt8030/
Chernier8019/
Guerneur807/
Gernerth807/
Greniere803/
Garrnier802/
Girenier801/
Gerneyer801/
Girnierd801/
Garnnier801/
Gernietz800/
Grenie77250/
Garnir7720/
Sernie776/
Jernie772/
Ergner772/
Gernée771/
Gergne771/
Zernie771/
Gernerová7519/
Hernieyer750/
Garennier750/
Guerenneur7123/
Garneyr7120/
Hergner718/
Guergne712/
Grenire712/
Garneir712/
Hernaer711/
Greniér711/
Herneer711/
Grrenie711/
Garnear711/
Gornoir711/
Zernieh711/
Jernies710/
Ngirngir6789/
Hernaire6723/
Hernauer671/
Greniaee671/
Ernheart671/
Ernheard671/
Jreniere671/
Hernouer670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Gernier
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