Gertchen Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Poland

Gertchen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gertchen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany451:1,789,010101,917
Poland391:974,58370,126
England51:11,143,612252,590
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Gertchen (19) may also be a first name.

Gertchen Last Name Facts

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

Gertchen occurs most in Germany. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Gertchen.

How Common Is The Last Name Gertchen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gertchen is the 1,907,068th most frequently held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 76,711,010 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Gertchen live; 47 percent live in Western Europe and 47 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,523,061st most commonly used first name in the world, held by 19 people.

It is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 45 people, or 1 in 1,789,010. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 62 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 24 percent reside and Bavaria, where 13 percent reside. Beside Germany Gertchen exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 41 percent reside and England, where 5 percent reside.

Gertchen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gertchen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gertchen surname increased 125 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gertchen Last Name Statistics demography

Gertchen earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 61.76% less than the national average, earning $16,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gertschen94186/
Goertchen942/
Gaertchen941/
Gerchen93138/
Gretchen88138/
Girtchen8825/
Gerthsen8821/
Gehrchen882/
Hertchen880/
Erchen8650/
Gercen8624/
Geerthsen82148/
Gretcheen822/
Hertschen821/
Grethchen820/
Gertsen802,900/
Gertzen801,669/
Gertken80561/
Herchen80236/
Gertgen8094/
Ehrchen8051/
Gerchin8034/
Grechen8033/
Jerchen804/
Zerchen802/
Gretcen802/
Eirchen801/
Girchen801/
Geerthseen781/
Ercen77116/
Geertsen751,133/
Giertsen75198/
Geertzen75126/
Herrchen75109/
Gretchin7598/
Gerchina7576/
Cherchen7530/
Gerdtzen7519/
Gretchyn7512/
Gerrtzen759/
Guertsen756/
Giertzen752/
Gredchen752/
Gerrtsen751/
Gerttsen751/
Geertgen751/
Geertjen750/
Gerzen71572/
Gercin71192/
Ertzen7162/
Ertsen7115/
Grettchin7112/
Erchin7111/
Irchen719/
Hercen714/
Jertschin712/
Geertseen711/
Erchyn711/
Hertching711/
Grechin671,247/
Gerdsen67629/
Gertsin67569/
Hertsen67116/
Hertgen67116/
Sertzen67105/
Herchin6799/
Härchen6771/
Hertzen6741/
Sercien6738/
Gerdzen6729/
Hercien6721/
Erchina6714/
Gertzén6714/
Grechyn6713/
Gertsyn6711/
Iorchen679/
Gärtzen678/
Hirchen675/
Gretsen674/
Gertsenova673/
Gherzen672/
Girchin672/
Hertsching672/
Gerdken671/
Gertkin671/
Greczen671/
Girtsen671/
Sertsen671/
Ährchen671/
Geerzen671/
Gretzen670/
Hertjen670/

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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 Gertchen
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