Gerwels Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Gerwels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gerwels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States581:6,249,292299,206
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Gerwels Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gerwels is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerwels? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,220,661st most widely held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 79 percent of Gerwels live; 79 percent live in North America and 79 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Gerwels is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 58 people, or 1 in 6,249,292. In The United States Gerwels is most prevalent in: Indiana, where 29 percent reside, Texas, where 16 percent reside and Washington, where 14 percent reside. Barring The United States it exists in one country. It is also common in Germany, where 21 percent reside.

Gerwels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gerwels has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gerwels last name rose 580 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gerwels Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gerwels surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Gerwels earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 25.49% more than the national average, earning $54,146 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gerels9215/
Gerelus86291/
Herwels86124/
Garwels86117/
Gerelis8655/
Gereels8642/
Gerrels8631/
Gereles8628/
Gerehls861/
Gerells861/
Gerwils861/
Gerwols860/
Gerls8395/
Gerowellis821/
Gerrells80198/
Gerwolls8030/
Gerelyes8019/
Gerelius8010/
Herwells807/
Gerelase803/
Gerellus802/
Gerelles801/
Gerwauls801/
Gerriels801/
Garwells800/
Gerlus77100/
Gerlis7786/
Gerles7778/
Gierls7711/
Gerols778/
Gerlas778/
Gerils776/
Gerhls773/
Gerlos773/
Gerals771/
Gerlös771/
Erbels770/
Gerulis71593/
Geralis71542/
Gerilus71276/
Gerales71123/
Gerules7133/
Gerulus7113/
Gerolis7111/
Geralys7110/
Gierlus7110/
Gerlhes713/
Geroles713/
Geirles712/
Geralsi711/
Gyeryelyes711/
Gerrlls711/
Gerloss711/
Geralus711/
Gerrils711/
Gerulsa711/
Gyrelis711/
Gerilis711/
Gerolos711/
Gierles711/
Geralls710/
Gerrals710/
Gerullis67485/
Geroulis67394/
Geroulas6743/
Gerllays6718/
Gerollis674/
Gerrilus672/
Gerlissa671/
Geroules671/
Gerry-Ellis671/
Gyrellis671/
Gerulusa671/
Gerilles671/
Gierulis671/
Geralias671/
Gerielza671/
Herbelles6313/
Cervles570/

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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 Gerwels
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