Gernow Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Gernow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gernow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark351:161,27813,908
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
England111:5,065,278148,650
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Gernow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gernow occurs more in Denmark more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gernow? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,333,370th most commonly held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 108,769,342 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Gernow live; 69 percent live in Northern Europe and 52 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Denmark, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 161,278. In Denmark Gernow is most prevalent in: Region of Southern Denmark, where 43 percent live, Capital Region of Denmark, where 29 percent live and Central Denmark Region, where 23 percent live. Beside Denmark Gernow is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 22 percent live and England, where 16 percent live.

Gernow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gernow has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ernow919/
Garnow8355/
Zernow8354/
Sernow8344/
Jernow8338/
Gornow8323/
Grenow8316/
Hernow8312/
Gernov8311/
Chernow771,002/
Hernhow7733/
Gernova778/
Grenhow772/
Gernoff771/
Gergnov771/
Zcernow771/
Searnow771/
Ernov7366/
Ernaw7313/
Ghernoub71166/
Gernhoff7114/
Giernoft715/
Ghernova711/
Guernouf711/
Chernowa711/
Zernov673,604/
Gornov671,290/
Garnov67621/
Cernov67580/
Ernouf67234/
Sernov67181/
Grenov6759/
Ernova6754/
Jernov6718/
Hernov6714/
Hernaw6710/
Jørnow677/
Gernab676/
Ernoff673/
Žernov673/
Jirnow672/
Grenaw671/
Girnov671/
Zernof671/
Zirnow671/
Garnaw670/

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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 Gernow
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