Gervig Surname

1,674,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Gervig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gervig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark921:61,3566,206
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Gervig Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gervig is more frequently found in Denmark than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Gervig.

How Common Is The Last Name Gervig? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gervig is the 1,674,734th most commonly used family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 61,758,864 people. The last name Gervig is mostly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Gervig live; 78 percent live in Northern Europe and 78 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name is most frequent in Denmark, where it is held by 92 people, or 1 in 61,356. In Denmark Gervig is mostly found in: Region of Southern Denmark, where 48 percent live, Capital Region of Denmark, where 34 percent live and Central Denmark Region, where 18 percent live. Aside from Denmark this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent live and Thailand, where 3 percent live.

Gervig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gervig has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 275 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gervig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gervig surname are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the political party.

Gervig earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 56.5% more than the national average, earning $67,528 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ervig9193/
Gerbig833,317/
Gerwig832,298/
Hervig83223/
Gervik83116/
Gervic8312/
Grevig8310/
Garvig833/
Gervix831/
Görvig831/
Gorvig831/
Gervaix77178/
Djervig7720/
Gerveix776/
Gervick774/
Giervic773/
Gervics772/
Gervoic771/
Gierbig771/
Garvieg770/
Searvig770/
Garveig770/
Garrvig770/
Herrvig770/
Gerbeig770/
Ervik731,352/
Erwig73706/
Erbig7348/
Ervic734/
Eruig730/
Hägervik7111/
Garveigh719/
Gervieck713/
Herwig677,436/
Herbig674,889/
Garvik67434/
Girbig67424/
Zerwig67344/
Hervik67300/
Gerbic67178/
Ervick67135/
Garwig67122/
Gorvik67107/
Jervik67104/
Gerbik6797/
Gervex6786/
Görbig6778/
Cervik6773/
Zervic6737/
Gervek6725/
Gerwik6715/
Zerbig676/
Grewig676/
Grevik676/
Schjervig674/
Gerbeg674/
Grebig673/
Cervic672/
Yervic672/
Erviks671/
Servik671/
Zeruig671/
Herveg671/
Hervic671/
Jerwig671/
Järvig671/
Hyrvig671/
Grevyg671/
Serbig671/
Cerveg671/
Gerweg671/
Gerueg670/
Gorwig670/
Cerwig670/

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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 Gervig
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