Gerwer Surname

950,707th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 275 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Gerwer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gerwer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1371:2,645,686159,417
Switzerland741:110,98511,556
Uruguay421:81,7098,364
France111:6,038,429280,838
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299

Gerwer (14) may also be a first name.

Gerwer Last Name Facts

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

Gerwer is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Gerwer.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerwer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 950,707th most common last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 26,500,167 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Gerwer reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Gerwer is also the 3,024,661st most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 14 people.

Gerwer is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 137 people, or 1 in 2,645,686. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 21 percent are found, New York, where 19 percent are found and South Dakota, where 12 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 27 percent are found and Uruguay, where 15 percent are found.

Gerwer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gerwer are 30.15% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 76.92% being registered to vote for the political party.

Gerwer earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.99% more than the national average, earning $47,028 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gerwher921/
Gerwehr921/
Gerwerth863/
Gerber83100,528/
Serwer833,308/
Grewer83802/
Gerver83370/
Zerwer83131/
Garwer8319/
Geruer831/
Jerwer831/
Cerwer830/
Gervier77275/
Serwier7745/
Girwert7736/
Gierber7722/
Gervert775/
Gervehr772/
Serweer772/
Serwear772/
Goeruer772/
Gueruer771/
Gerrber771/
Girwerd771/
Seerwer771/
Serwwer771/
Garwear771/
Gerwirz771/
Gerbear771/
Gerwire770/
Guerver770/
Jerwerhe711/
D'Gerber711/
Guerouer711/
Server67278,096/
Cerver6790/
Zerber6767/
Sirwer6741/
Jerver6712/
Seruer674/
Srewer672/
Zirwer672/
Zerver672/

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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 Gerwer
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