Gerstenfeld Surname

706,244th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 416 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Gerstenfeld Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gerstenfeld Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3261:1,111,83780,317
Israel451:190,17018,708
Uruguay151:228,78417,372
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Gerstenfeld Last Name Facts

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

Gerstenfeld is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerstenfeld? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 706,244th most commonly used family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,518,139 people. The surname Gerstenfeld occurs mostly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Gerstenfeld reside; 69 percent reside in North America and 68 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 326 people, or 1 in 1,111,837. In The United States Gerstenfeld is most numerous in: California, where 14 percent are found, Maryland, where 11 percent are found and New Jersey, where 10 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 11 percent are found and Uruguay, where 4 percent are found.

Gerstenfeld Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gerstenfeld has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gerstenfeld surname grew 2,508 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gerstenfeld Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gerstenfeld last name are 4.58% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.81% being registered to vote for the political party.

Gerstenfeld earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.97% more than the national average, earning $52,630 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gerstenfield9618/
Gerstenfeldt9618/
Gherstenfeld967/
Gershtenfeld961/
Gerstenfel951/
Gerstonfeld913/
Gerstemfeld911/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Gerstenfeld
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis