Gervens Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Gervens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gervens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Gervens (18) may also be a first name.

Gervens Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gervens is found most frequently in Germany. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gervens? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,843,861st most frequently occurring surname in the world, held by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. The last name Gervens is predominantly found in The Americas, where 47 percent of Gervens live; 47 percent live in Western Europe and 47 percent live in Germanic Europe. Gervens is also the 2,608,198th most frequently occurring given name throughout the world, held by 18 people.

It is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 3,659,339. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 91 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 9 percent reside. Not including Germany it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 45 percent reside and Australia, where 6 percent reside.

Gervens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gervens has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 525 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gervens Last Name Statistics demography

Gervens earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 49.01% less than the national average, earning $22,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ervens92292/
Garvens86269/
Servens8639/
Zervens8618/
Cervens8615/
Hervens8615/
Grevens8611/
Gervins8611/
Gervans866/
Girvens862/
Gervons861/
Gorvens860/
Ervins77111/
Irvens775/
Ervems770/
Garvins7189/
Grevins7121/
Hervins7118/
Zervins7114/
Sirvens7112/
Srevens716/
Servins715/
Irvhens714/
Earvins712/
Servenz712/
Girvins710/
Gorvins710/
Gorvans710/
Scervins670/
Serrvins670/
Schrevens63410/
Irvins6229/
Ervims621/
Sirvins5793/
Jervinz570/
Sirvains532/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Gervens
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis