Gerspach Surname

429,044th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 804 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gerspach Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gerspach Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5691:141,48617,122
United States1331:2,725,255163,031
France401:1,660,568152,033
Switzerland401:205,32317,881
Austria91:946,15970,786
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Gerspach Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gerspach is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerspach? popularity and diffusion

It is the 429,044th most commonly used last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 9,064,112 people. The surname Gerspach occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Gerspach live; 83 percent live in Western Europe and 77 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Gerspach is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 569 people, or 1 in 141,486. In Germany Gerspach is mostly concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 88 percent reside, Bavaria, where 6 percent reside and Berlin, where 4 percent reside. Barring Germany this last name occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent reside and France, where 5 percent reside.

Gerspach Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gerspach has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gerspach surname rose 532 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gerspach Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gerspach surname are 33.87% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 87.1% being registered with the political party.

Gerspach earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 27.67% more than the national average, earning $55,087 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gerspaach941/
Gershpach941/
Gersbach881,517/
Gerspack882/
Jerspach881/
Garspach880/
Giersbach82225/
Geirsbach829/
Gersbaach820/
Geiersbach78415/
Geyersbach78158/
Gersback7518/
Gersabeck7191/
Gierspeck7140/
Geiersback671/
Gersbeck63163/
Gersebeka5922/
Giersbeck5921/
Geresbeck595/
Cerspo575/
Gerðisbakka534/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Gerspach
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