Gerth Surname

49,809th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,317 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gerth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gerth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6,5631:12,2671,583
United States2,6981:134,34414,086
Netherlands3481:48,5268,308
Canada1971:187,03318,476
Brazil911:2,352,46572,498
Argentina901:474,92735,376
Switzerland891:92,28010,121
Poland681:558,95252,372
France421:1,581,493147,826
Sweden361:273,52118,976
Austria191:448,18144,644
Denmark141:403,19427,097
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
England61:9,286,343223,652
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2421:207,51517,911

Gerth (1,084) may also be a first name.

Gerth Last Name Facts

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

Gerth (Oriya: େଗଥର୍) occurs most in Germany. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerth? popularity and diffusion

It is the 49,809th most frequently used family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 706,363 people. The surname Gerth occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Gerth are found; 69 percent are found in Western Europe and 68 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Gerth is also the 242,513th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 1,084 people.

Gerth is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 6,563 people, or 1 in 12,267. In Germany Gerth is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent reside, Thuringia, where 13 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Germany this surname exists in 37 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 3 percent reside.

Gerth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gerth has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gerth surname expanded 1,115 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gerth Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Gerth last name are 21.4% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.17% being registered with the party.

The amount Gerth earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 6% more than the national average, earning $45,740 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.54% more than the national average, earning $54,422 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gierth911,761/
Gerths91130/
Goerth9174/
Gerthe9170/
Gaerth9163/
Guerth9129/
Gherth9115/
Gertch9111/
Gertsh914/
Gerdth911/
Gehrth911/
Gert894,951/
Gertsch832,381/
Gerstch8312/
Garth808,009/
Gerts803,676/
Gerdt802,650/
Gehrt802,154/
Greth801,448/
Gerte80655/
Geert80316/
Girth80283/
Gorth80263/
Zerth80142/
Serth80107/
Gärth8075/
Görth8074/
Ghert8035/
Ægert8012/
Guert8011/
Gerht808/
Jerth807/
Giert803/
Gertt802/
Gerdh801/
Goert801/
Sgert801/
Kgert801/
Dgert801/
Gaert800/
Gerrt800/
Guertsch770/
Geerts7313,784/
Gerdts731,662/
Grethe73760/
Goerdt73521/
Gerdtz73329/
Gierts73202/
Gireth7386/
Gehrtz7380/
Guerts7362/
Gíreth7350/
Sierth7347/
Hjerth7340/
Searth7336/
Gehrdt7334/
Gertts7329/
Guertz7326/
Goehrt7320/
Guerte7317/
Gaerdt7316/
Gärthe7314/
Geiert7313/
Gierte739/
Girtch736/
Gertte736/
Gierdt735/
Zierth734/
Girthe733/
Gharth733/
Gehrte733/
Gerhtz732/
Görthz732/
Gertds732/
Gerhdt732/
Jearth731/
Geerdt731/
Gerrts731/
Gaerrt731/
Ghertz731/
Geerte731/
Guerdh731/
Goertt730/
Guerdt730/
Gertcz730/
Gardth730/
Sert6756,983/
Gort675,295/
Gerd67911/
Gart67899/
Girt67888/
Gret67613/
Geerdts67433/
Zert67137/
Cert6772/
Jert6757/
Žert6752/
Gheerts6729/
Gört6713/
Gertova679/
Geerdtz675/
Geherte672/
Gerć672/
Guertte671/
Gehiert671/
Gerrdts671/
Geerrtz671/
Görtsch671/
Gerč671/
Ghertte671/
Gaireth670/
Girrthe670/

Gerth Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gerth in the Oriya language
େଗଥର୍egathar88.24
େହeha11.76

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