Gerstel Surname

247,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,607 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Gerstel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gerstel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6381:568,11746,655
Germany5571:144,53417,438
France731:909,900105,096
Netherlands621:272,37433,874
Canada561:657,95753,499
Poland511:745,27061,215
Austria281:304,12334,120
Switzerland271:304,18224,091
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Israel191:450,40234,739
England161:3,482,379114,324
Venezuela151:2,013,60524,362
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:1,141,33465,198

Gerstel (11) may also be a first name.

Gerstel Last Name Facts

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

Gerstel (Russian: Герстель) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerstel? popularity and diffusion

Gerstel is the 247,499th most frequent last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 4,534,876 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Gerstel are found; 47 percent are found in Western Europe and 41 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequent first name on earth, borne by 11 people.

Gerstel is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 638 people, or 1 in 568,117. In The United States Gerstel is most common in: New York, where 21 percent live, California, where 19 percent live and Massachusetts, where 11 percent live. Other than The United States this last name exists in 19 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 35 percent live and France, where 5 percent live.

Gerstel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gerstel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gerstel surname increased 1,450 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gerstel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gerstel last name are 11.06% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 64.29% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gerstel earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 30.98% more than the national average, earning $56,516 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.96% more than the national average, earning $60,099 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gerstell9354/
Gierstel9311/
Gersztel939/
Gerstesl931/
Gerstl922,774/
Gerschtel881/
Giersztel881/
Gierstell880/
Herstel86112/
Gierstl8660/
Girstel862/
Gorstel861/
Garstel860/
Herstell80114/
Jerstell8010/
Girshtel803/
Gerchtel802/
Girstl7794/
Cerstl770/
Herzstell7517/
Herschtel759/
Gerstlová756/
Gerstlova751/
Hirstel7135/
Herstøl7111/
Herztel713/
Garstål713/
Erstill710/
Hyrshtel671/
Chirstel671/
Herstill671/
Hirsteel670/
Girstlová638/
Chirstl572/
Jirstål571/
Hirstil570/

Gerstel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gerstel in the Russian language
Герстельgerstel-

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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 Gerstel
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