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

The surname Gertchen occurs most in Germany. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gertchen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,907,068th most commonly used family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 76,711,010 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Gertchen live; 47 percent live in Western Europe and 47 percent live in Germanic Europe. Gertchen is also the 2,523,061st most widespread forename world-wide, borne by 19 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 45 people, or 1 in 1,789,010. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 62 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 24 percent are found and Bavaria, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Germany this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 41 percent are found and England, where 5 percent are found.

Gertchen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gertchen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gertchen surname rose 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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