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 most common in Denmark. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Gerning.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerning? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gerning is the 2,605,694th most widely held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 132,500,835 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 96 percent of Gerning are found; 62 percent are found in Northern Europe and 58 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname Gerning is most numerous in Denmark, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 182,088. In Denmark Gerning is most common in: Central Denmark Region, where 100 percent are found. Barring Denmark it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 31 percent are found and England, where 4 percent are found.

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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