Gerstig Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Gerstig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gerstig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Gerstig Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gerstig is held by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Gerstig.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerstig? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,117,718th most widely held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Gerstig are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname Gerstig is most widely held in Sweden, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 1,406,680. In Sweden Gerstig is mostly found in: Skåne County, where 71 percent are found, Östergötland County, where 14 percent are found and Västra Götaland County, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kågerstig881/
Herstig86157/
Hershtig8019/
Garsteig808/
Erstic775/
Herstik71408/
Herstic7128/
Herstix7111/
Erstike713/
Hershtik6726/
Garstick6722/
Herstick671/
Jersteeg671/
Hershtick631/
Herstek57265/
Garstek572/
Erštiķe571/
Hirstic571/
Garsteck5390/
Hersztek5385/
Zierstek532/
Jirsthik531/
Hirshtick501/
Chersztek501/

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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 Gerstig
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