Gerstenberger Surname

116,721st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,948 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Gerstenberger Surname Definition:

(German) One who came from Gerstenberg (barley mountain).

Gerstenberger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,5181:31,9724,215
United States1,1121:325,95229,626
Poland721:527,89950,824
Russia611:2,362,673139,353
Brazil351:6,116,409148,801
Austria321:266,10730,958
Scotland191:281,78013,396
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
France121:5,535,227269,324
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
England101:5,571,806158,774
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States531:947,52256,651

Gerstenberger Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who came from Gerstenberg (barley mountain).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Gerstenberger Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gerstenberger (Russian: Герстенбергер) is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerstenberger? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 116,721st most widespread surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,845,883 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Gerstenberger live; 65 percent live in Western Europe and 65 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 2,518 people, or 1 in 31,972. In Germany Gerstenberger is mostly found in: Saxony, where 29 percent live, Berlin, where 14 percent live and Thuringia, where 12 percent live. Barring Germany this last name is found in 29 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent live and Poland, where 2 percent live.

Gerstenberger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gerstenberger has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gerstenberger last name increased 2,098 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gerstenberger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gerstenberger surname are 3.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50.17% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gerstenberger earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 5.38% more than the national average, earning $45,472 USD per year and in Canada they earn 64.33% more than the national average, earning $81,642 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gerstenberge967/
Gersteenberger961/
Gerstenbrger961/
Gerstemberger9214/
Gorstenberger921/
Gerstenburger920/
Gerstenbergerová901/
Gerstenbergerova901/

Gerstenberger Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gerstenberger in the Russian language
Герстенбергерgerstenberger-

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