Where Does The Last Name Gerste Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Gerste occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerste? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 930,678^th most commonly held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 25,751,046 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 94 percent of Gerste reside; 81 percent reside in Western Europe and 81 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Gerste is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 229 people, or 1 in 351,552. In Germany Gerste is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 68 percent live, Saxony-Anhalt, where 11 percent live and Schleswig-Holstein, where 5 percent live. Apart from Germany this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Latvia, where 10 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.

Gerste Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Gerste has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 64 percent between 1880 and 2014.