Gerschel Surname

1,064,392nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 234 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Gerschel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gerschel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1161:572,61077,014
Germany701:1,150,07875,714
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Gerschel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gerschel is found most frequently in France. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerschel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,064,392nd most widespread family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 31,143,359 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Gerschel reside; 79 percent reside in Western Europe and 50 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The surname Gerschel is most widespread in France, where it is held by 116 people, or 1 in 572,610. In France Gerschel is most prevalent in: Île-de-France, where 80 percent live, Occitanie, where 10 percent live and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account France this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 30 percent live and The United States, where 17 percent live.

Gerschel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gerschel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gerschel surname increased 488 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gerschel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gerschel surname are 15.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.5% registered with the party.

Gerschel earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 49.94% more than the national average, earning $64,698 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goerschel9451/
Guerschel946/
Gershel9389/
Gerchel9376/
Erschel9310/
Gerschl931/
Herschel881,442/
Görschel8851/
Erschell8819/
Gershell886/
Guerchel884/
Gerchell881/
Jerschel881/
Gersel8640/
Erchel8611/
Gercel864/
Gershl861/
Herschell82753/
Herzschel8221/
Gherchell828/
Herrschel825/
Hierschel822/
Gorschell820/
Jerchel80514/
Herchel80344/
Hershel80132/
Greschl8057/
Jerschl8033/
Herschl8027/
Ghersel8021/
Gersell8010/
Guersel8010/
Gerrsel801/
Gerssel801/
Ierchel801/
Görschl801/
Erchell800/
Girchel800/
Ershell800/
Jierscheld780/
Ersel77232/
Ercel7743/
Gersl7721/
Hirschel751,057/
Hershell7535/
Herchell7513/
Guerssel758/
Härschel753/
Gierszel752/
Järschel752/
Guerchil752/
Hershcel751/
Irschell751/
Earshell751/
Herschil750/
Herrchel750/
Girschelová743/
Jægerschøld742/
Görschelová741/
Cercel717,733/
Gergel712,265/
Yersel71810/
Hersel71339/
Gerzel71319/
Iersel71267/
Eersel71232/
Gerçel71199/
Herchl71130/
Hercel7199/
Görsel7188/
Cersel7169/
Girsel7155/
Härzschel7123/
Garsel7122/
Erseel7121/
Gorsel7115/
Jercel717/
Hirscheld716/
Gersil715/
Sersel714/
Irschl714/
Gerjel713/
Geržel712/
Herschild711/
Hirschell711/
Zercel711/
Gircel711/
Hershl711/
Earsel711/
Yercel711/
Irchel711/
Earcel710/
Ersell710/
Eursel710/
Hirschl67568/
Herszel67117/
Hyrchel6743/
Ierssel6723/
Cersell6715/
Garsell6712/
Heursel6711/
Garsiel679/
Ersl678/
Hirshel677/
Cercell677/
Herchil675/
Garszel674/
Goerzel673/
Gergelt672/
Guercil672/
Gergiel671/
Herssel671/
Jershil671/
Hirchel671/
Hirscheeld671/
Erchill671/
Hersell671/
Iorshel671/
Hirschgeld671/
Gorssel671/
Gorszel671/
Girszel671/
Gherzel671/
Ghercil671/
Herchyl671/
Earsell670/
Sersell670/
Eursell670/
Ersaell670/
Yersell670/
Gorsell670/
Hirscel670/
Herrsel670/

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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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  • 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 Gerschel
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