Gesterling Surname

1,459,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 146 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Gesterling Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gesterling Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States651:5,576,291276,051
Germany611:1,319,76283,187
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Gesterling Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gesterling is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gesterling? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,459,453rd most commonly occurring surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 49,914,698 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 55 percent of Gesterling are found; 45 percent are found in North America and 45 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 65 people, or 1 in 5,576,291. In The United States Gesterling is most prevalent in: Florida, where 23 percent are found, Colorado, where 18 percent are found and Rhode Island, where 17 percent are found. Excluding The United States it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 42 percent are found and Sweden, where 12 percent are found.

Gesterling Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gesterling has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gesterling last name expanded 929 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gesterling Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gesterling are 1.32% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.55% registered to vote for the political party.

Gesterling earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.91% more than the national average, earning $48,287 USD per year.

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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
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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 Gesterling
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