Gerschwiler Surname

853,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 320 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Gerschwiler Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gerschwiler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland2671:30,7604,610
United States401:9,061,473385,835
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
France21:33,211,361423,184
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Gerschwiler Last Name Facts

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

Gerschwiler is more frequently found in Switzerland than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerschwiler? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 853,416th most widely held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 22,773,581 people. The last name Gerschwiler occurs predominantly in Europe, where 85 percent of Gerschwiler reside; 84 percent reside in Western Europe and 84 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Gerschwiler is most frequent in Switzerland, where it is carried by 267 people, or 1 in 30,760. In Switzerland Gerschwiler is most common in: Canton of St Gallen, where 54 percent are found, Canton of Zürich, where 11 percent are found and Canton of Schaffhausen, where 7 percent are found. Besides Switzerland Gerschwiler exists in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Gerschwiler Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gerschwiler has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gerschwiler Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gerschwiler surname are 11.06% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 64.29% being registered to vote for the political party.

Gerschwiler earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.81% more than the national average, earning $47,380 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gerschwiller962/
Gerschweiler960/
Gerchwiler950/
Gerschwyler917/
Gerschler90214/
Girschweiler87127/
Garshwiler8618/
Gershler842/
Gerschlauer8256/
Garshweiller780/

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