Gerrens Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Gerrens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gerrens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:2,422,52489,093
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Gerrens Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gerrens occurs most in England. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Gerrens click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerrens? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gerrens is the 3,274,477th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. The last name Gerrens occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Gerrens are found; 64 percent are found in Northern Europe and 64 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Gerrens is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 2,422,524. In England Gerrens is mostly concentrated in: Durham, where 74 percent reside, Greater London, where 22 percent reside and Norfolk, where 4 percent reside. Beside England it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 33 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Gerrens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gerrens has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Errens92322/
Gerens9211/
Goerens86347/
Gierens86254/
Gorrens86164/
Girrens86134/
Errenst8697/
Geerens8687/
Garrens8680/
Cerrens8625/
Guerens8617/
Gerrins8610/
Gerense8610/
Gehrens867/
Herrens862/
Errenns861/
Jerrens860/
Serrens860/
Erens831,341/
Gerns83187/
Gerensse801/
Gerrence801/
Serriens801/
Cherrens801/
Guerrins801/
Herriens800/
Eerens77457/
Ehrens77457/
Herens77294/
Serens77108/
Gorens7797/
Erenst7773/
Garens7758/
Gerins7748/
Girens7747/
Gerenz7745/
Eirens7725/
Görens7713/
Gernns777/
Erensø776/
Erense776/
Gernsh774/
Cerens773/
Gernss772/
Jerens771/
Gernæs771/
Guerns770/
Errnst770/
Errins770/
Earens770/
Geirns770/
Gernst770/
Gherns770/
Erns7351/
Sierens711,224/
Heirens71237/
Heerens71224/
Gierenz71112/
Jerrems7196/
Giriens7177/
Serrins7169/
Gahrens7138/
Guerins7126/
Geairns7122/
Goerenz7117/
Gorrenz7117/
Gergins7112/
Jeurens7110/
Herrenz7110/
Gerinsh716/
Gairens715/
Garrins715/
Herrins714/
Goriens713/
Jerrins712/
Heurens712/
Gehrenz712/
Gernsøe712/
Cherens712/
Cehrens711/
Herense711/
Herensh711/
Hehrens711/
Guernse711/
Gehrins711/
Gernnse711/
Earenst711/
Gerence711/
Jierens711/
Zerrenz711/
Eirense711/
Geremsh711/
Cerrins710/
Hearens710/
Guernst710/
Guirens710/
Yerenst710/
Herenst710/
Gorrins710/
Ernst67109,085/
Erenç67383/
Herns67239/
Erins67216/
Garns67181/
Erenz6797/
Serns6790/
Earns6787/
Jerns6756/
Görns6754/
Irens6744/
Zerns6731/
Jeuriens6728/
Ernås6716/
Gorns6713/
Erems6713/
Gueirins6713/
Cerns6712/
Eurns6711/
Guirense678/
Eryns678/
Gernß673/
Yerns672/
Ernse672/
Herrence672/
Herrenze671/
Erhns671/
Gernz671/
Gherenze671/
Ernsø671/
Gorensch671/
Eirns670/
Ernns670/
Herrions670/
Girns670/
Ernsh670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gerrens
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