Gerwell Surname
Approximately 108 people bear this surname
Gerwell Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 80 | 1:677,221 | 49,167 |
| United States | 28 | 1:12,944,962 | 483,512 |
Gerwell (27) may also be a first name.
Gerwell Demographics
Gerwell Political Affiliation
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Gerwell Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gerwell Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gerwell is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gerwell? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gerwell is the 1,765,740th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 67,477,277 people. The surname Gerwell is predominantly found in Africa, where 74 percent of Gerwell live; 74 percent live in Southern Africa and 74 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 27 people.
The surname Gerwell is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 80 people, or 1 in 677,221. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 74 percent reside, Western Cape, where 19 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 6 percent reside. Besides South Africa this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent reside.
Gerwell Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Gerwell surname are 16.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 70% registered with the political party.
The amount Gerwell earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 46.38% less than the national average, earning R 127,416 per year and in United States they earn 39.34% more than the national average, earning $60,125 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goerwell | 93 | 8 | / |
| Gerrwell | 93 | 0 | / |
| Gerwel | 92 | 368 | / |
| Grewell | 86 | 651 | / |
| Garwell | 86 | 378 | / |
| Gerwill | 86 | 75 | / |
| Gorwell | 86 | 43 | / |
| Serwell | 86 | 14 | / |
| Gierwel | 86 | 10 | / |
| Zerwell | 86 | 6 | / |
| Gerbell | 86 | 3 | / |
| Jerwell | 86 | 0 | / |
| Girwell | 86 | 0 | / |
| Grewelle | 80 | 34 | / |
| Gierwiel | 80 | 1 | / |
| Seerwell | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zeirwell | 80 | 0 | / |
| Gerbel | 77 | 647 | / |
| Grewel | 77 | 112 | / |
| Geruel | 77 | 1 | / |
| Garwel | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gorwill | 71 | 94 | / |
| Serwill | 71 | 13 | / |
| Sirwell | 71 | 10 | / |
| Girbell | 71 | 3 | / |
| Grewill | 71 | 2 | / |
| Jerwill | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ceruell | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gerbøll | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zerwill | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zerbell | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jeruell | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gerbl | 67 | 531 | / |
| Grewl | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gherouel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shrewell | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Gerwell
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