Gernig Surname
Approximately 60 people bear this surname
Gernig Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 36 | 1:2,236,263 | 117,794 |
| Poland | 19 | 1:2,000,460 | 98,816 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Gernig Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gernig Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gernig has its highest incidence in Germany. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gernig? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,483,783rd most frequently used last name internationally, held by around 1 in 121,459,099 people. Gernig is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Gernig live; 67 percent live in Western Europe and 67 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 2,236,263. In Germany it is most frequent in: Brandenburg, where 42 percent are found, Berlin, where 28 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 22 percent are found. Outside of Germany Gernig occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 32 percent are found and Austria, where 5 percent are found.
Gernig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Gernig has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Giernig | 92 | 1 | / |
| Goernig | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ernig | 91 | 0 | / |
| Gornig | 83 | 363 | / |
| Zernig | 83 | 249 | / |
| Grenig | 83 | 100 | / |
| Hernig | 83 | 80 | / |
| Görnig | 83 | 80 | / |
| Gernik | 83 | 68 | / |
| Gernic | 83 | 15 | / |
| Sernig | 83 | 10 | / |
| Eirnig | 83 | 5 | / |
| Jernig | 83 | 2 | / |
| Eurnig | 83 | 1 | / |
| Garnig | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ernigh | 83 | 0 | / |
| Guernic | 77 | 133 | / |
| Guernik | 77 | 37 | / |
| Erngigh | 77 | 10 | / |
| Gernick | 77 | 6 | / |
| Chernig | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ghernic | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gernaic | 77 | 1 | / |
| Herrnig | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zernigh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gornigk | 77 | 1 | / |
| Giernik | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eirnigh | 77 | 0 | / |
| Searnig | 77 | 0 | / |
| Hernnig | 77 | 0 | / |
| Hernigs | 77 | 0 | / |
| Ghornig | 77 | 0 | / |
| Guerneg | 77 | 0 | / |
| Hernicg | 77 | 0 | / |
| Ernik | 73 | 29 | / |
| Irnig | 73 | 18 | / |
| Ernic | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ernyg | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guernick | 71 | 25 | / |
| Hernnigs | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gerniske | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gernicke | 71 | 1 | / |
| Grehenig | 71 | 1 | / |
| Geernick | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gornik | 67 | 2,945 | / |
| Hernik | 67 | 2,631 | / |
| Garnik | 67 | 931 | / |
| Cernik | 67 | 830 | / |
| Cernic | 67 | 648 | / |
| Girnik | 67 | 391 | / |
| Zernik | 67 | 199 | / |
| Zirnig | 67 | 176 | / |
| Grenik | 67 | 117 | / |
| Sernik | 67 | 91 | / |
| Gernicová | 67 | 22 | / |
| Ernegg | 67 | 16 | / |
| Gernek | 67 | 14 | / |
| Zernic | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ernick | 67 | 13 | / |
| Hirnig | 67 | 12 | / |
| Hernic | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gyrnik | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gernicova | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gernikova | 67 | 4 | / |
| Erznik | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gernyx | 67 | 2 | / |
| Geernickx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hernix | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guernegue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gernex | 67 | 1 | / |
| Härnig | 67 | 1 | / |
| Żernik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gorneg | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gernec | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Gernig
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