Gerschner Surname

1,447,279th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 148 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Gerschner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gerschner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1211:665,33451,734
Austria191:448,18144,644
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Gerschner Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gerschner occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerschner? popularity and diffusion

Gerschner is the 1,447,279th most numerous family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 49,240,175 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Gerschner are found; 95 percent are found in Western Europe and 95 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Gerschner is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 121 people, or 1 in 665,334. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Saxony, where 26 percent are found, Bavaria, where 16 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 13 percent are found. Beside Germany it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 13 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

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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 Gerschner
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