Gerwel Surname

772,238th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 368 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Gerwel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gerwel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland1481:256,81632,128
South Africa1151:471,11039,128
United States891:4,072,572219,877
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
England21:27,859,030389,889
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382

Gerwel (49) may also be a first name.

Gerwel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gerwel occurs more in Poland more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerwel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gerwel is the 772,238th most frequently used family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 19,803,114 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 41 percent of Gerwel live; 40 percent live in Eastern Europe and 40 percent live in West Slavic Europe. Gerwel is also the 1,430,306th most commonly used first name in the world It is held by 49 people.

The last name Gerwel is most frequently used in Poland, where it is held by 148 people, or 1 in 256,816. Outside of Poland this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 31 percent reside and The United States, where 24 percent reside.

Gerwel Last Name Statistics demography

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

The amount Gerwel earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 23.84% less than the national average, earning R 180,984 per year; in United States they earn 41.34% more than the national average, earning $60,988 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.87% less than the national average, earning $47,758 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gerwell92108/
Gierwel9210/
Goerwell868/
Gierwiel861/
Gerrwell860/
Gerbel83647/
Grewel83112/
Geruel831/
Garwel831/
Grewell77651/
Garwell77378/
Gerwill7775/
Gorwell7743/
Serwell7714/
Zerwell776/
Gerbell773/
Jerwell770/
Girwell770/
Gerbl73531/
Grewl735/
Grewelle7134/
Seerwell711/
Gherouel711/
Zeirwell710/
Zerbel67458/
Gierbl6756/
Jeruel6710/
Gerbil675/
Serwil674/
Sirwel672/
Srewel672/
Zirwel671/
Zeruel671/
Zerwil671/
Garuel671/

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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
  • 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 Gerwel
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