Gertig Surname

532,232nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 607 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gertig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gertig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2971:271,06228,716
Poland1391:273,44433,454
United States1051:3,451,990194,849
Australia321:843,61652,533
England141:3,979,861125,553
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Gertig Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gertig is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gertig? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 532,232nd most numerous last name globally It is held by around 1 in 12,005,842 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Gertig reside; 49 percent reside in Western Europe and 49 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 297 people, or 1 in 271,062. In Germany Gertig is most numerous in: Berlin, where 24 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent are found and Hamburg, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Germany Gertig is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 23 percent are found and The United States, where 17 percent are found.

Gertig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gertig has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 553 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gertig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gertig last name are 21.98% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.75% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gertig earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 29.48% more than the national average, earning $55,868 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.71% more than the national average, earning $55,503 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaertig92463/
Giertig924/
Ghertoig861/
Hertig832,444/
Gärtig83452/
Gertik8385/
Gartig8358/
Certig831/
Girtig830/
Gertic830/
Herteig7721/
Garteig777/
Ghertic772/
Gorttig771/
Hesrtig770/
Heartig770/
Ertik731,321/
Ertic732/
Härtig67820/
Sertic67625/
Herteg67566/
Certik6750/
Hertik6746/
Hertäg6729/
Ertike6725/
Sertik6725/
Gretic6723/
Certic6715/
Gartik675/
Hyrtig674/
Hertic673/
Zertik672/
Gretyg671/
Jertic671/
Gortic671/
Gretik671/
Hirtig670/

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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 Gertig
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