Gerning Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Gerning Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gerning Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark311:182,08815,299
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
England21:27,859,030389,889
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Gerning Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gerning is found in Denmark more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerning? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,605,694th most frequently used last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 132,500,835 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 96 percent of Gerning reside; 62 percent reside in Northern Europe and 58 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This last name is most commonly held in Denmark, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 182,088. In Denmark Gerning is most numerous in: Central Denmark Region, where 100 percent reside. Barring Denmark this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 31 percent reside and England, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngerning937/
Goerning935/
Erning92323/
Herning86527/
Zerning86176/
Grening86172/
Gorning8674/
Jerning8629/
Serning8627/
Gerneng8623/
Girning8623/
Cerning8620/
Ehrning8615/
Gernina862/
Guernin862/
Görning861/
Ngernin861/
Garning860/
Hernning802/
Earnning801/
Gernienė801/
Gairning800/
Hearning800/
Gernnion800/
Hernings800/
Searning800/
Herrning800/
Zernin77630/
Cernin77145/
Sernin7769/
Grenin7740/
Irning773/
Gernen773/
Jernin771/
Erneng771/
Girnin770/
Gernim770/
Serinning751/
Jernnings750/
Hearnning750/
Hirning71999/
Zernina71764/
Schjerning71292/
Härning7140/
Sirning7127/
Hernäng7113/
Jerneng717/
Jørning716/
Garneng714/
Ceirnin712/
Girngin711/
Guernen711/
Jernijn711/
Jrnning711/
Djernin711/
Gernent710/
Zirning710/
Girnienė67111/
Jeurnink6759/
Heurnink6735/
Tjerneng6710/
Yernyong675/
Žernienė674/
Jrnnings671/
Cirnning670/
Hirnning670/

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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 Gerning
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