Gersling Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Gersling Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gersling Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Gersling Last Name Facts

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

Gersling occurs more in Denmark more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Gersling.

How Common Is The Last Name Gersling? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gersling is the 5,587,209th most commonly used last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Gersling are found; 67 percent are found in Northern Europe and 67 percent are found in Scandinavia.

It is most frequently occurring in Denmark, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 940,786. In Denmark Gersling is primarily found in: Region of Southern Denmark, where 83 percent live and Central Denmark Region, where 17 percent live. Apart from Denmark this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 25 percent live and Sweden, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gerdsling943/
Ersling9319/
Gerslin930/
Hersling8817/
Jersling8814/
Earsling884/
Gresling881/
Gressling8215/
Gorssling820/
Greslin80213/
Jerslin801/
Zerschling788/
Gresslin7570/
Jerslind758/
Greßling751/
Herjling751/
Herzling751/
Herchling710/
Greßlin6730/
Cerclin673/
Greslen672/
Gershlem630/
Cirsslen500/

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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 Gersling
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