Gerstner Surname

42,591st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,228 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gerstner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gerstner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6,9241:11,6271,489
United States2,9541:122,70113,079
Argentina9221:46,3593,909
South Africa3251:166,70118,604
Austria1891:45,0557,205
Russia1571:917,98172,573
Brazil1491:1,436,74048,387
Israel841:101,87711,676
Hungary681:144,35713,146
Canada621:594,28449,093
Czechia571:186,55227,470
Croatia491:86,29814,514
France371:1,795,209158,669
Switzerland341:241,55620,206
Poland291:1,310,64781,985
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
England221:2,532,63991,802
Ecuador131:1,223,52716,126
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Kyrgyzstan101:597,26542,601
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Serbia91:793,88326,061
Colombia71:6,824,86722,056
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2131:235,76819,777

The alternate forms: Gerštner (20) are calculated separately.

Gerstner Last Name Facts

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

Gerstner (Russian: Герстнер) occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Gerštner. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerstner? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gerstner is the 42,591st most commonly used family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 595,972 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 61 percent of Gerstner live; 59 percent live in Western Europe and 59 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Gerstner is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 6,924 people, or 1 in 11,627. In Germany Gerstner is mostly concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 36 percent reside, Bavaria, where 25 percent reside and Saxony, where 7 percent reside. Besides Germany this surname occurs in 46 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent reside and Argentina, where 8 percent reside.

Gerstner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gerstner has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gerstner last name grew 1,387 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gerstner Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Gerstner surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Gerstner last name are 14.51% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.28% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gerstner earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 19.1% more than the national average, earning R 283,020 per year; in United States they earn 9.34% more than the national average, earning $47,178 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.79% more than the national average, earning $50,572 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gerštner9620/
Gierstner9442/
Gersstner945/
Gerstne930/
Girstner885/
Herstner884/
Görstner882/
Gärstner881/
Garstner880/
Gorstner880/
Gerstnerová8472/
Gerstnerova844/
Gerstna800/
Gorstnir750/

Gerstner Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gerstner in the Russian language
Герстнерgerstner-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gerstner
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