Gierlak Surname

798,040th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 352 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Gierlak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gierlak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland3191:119,15017,736
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Gierlak Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gierlak occurs more in Poland more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Gierlak.

How Common Is The Last Name Gierlak? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gierlak is the 798,040th most prevalent surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 20,703,255 people. The surname Gierlak occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Gierlak are found; 91 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 91 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

This last name is most widely held in Poland, where it is held by 319 people, or 1 in 119,150. Without taking into account Poland Gierlak is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Gierlak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gierlak last name are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 71.43% registered to vote for the political party.

Gierlak earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.97% more than the national average, earning $44,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gierlack9334/
Gerlak92463/
Girlak922/
Gerlack86440/
Gerlakh86363/
Gierlac863/
Gierłak861/
Gerliak861/
Gerlake861/
Gerlyak861/
Erlak8312/
Gerlyakh808/
Gerlacke800/
Gherlack800/
Grelak77687/
Gerlag77252/
Garlak77203/
Gorlak7747/
Cerlak7740/
Gırlak7731/
Sirlak7730/
Gerlac7721/
Erlakh7716/
Girlac778/
Zerlak777/
Gerlák773/
Zirlak772/
Erlack771/
Cirlak771/
Erlaak771/
Gerlok770/
Gerlaková757/
Gerlakova751/
Gerlock71647/
Gherlac71215/
Gerlagh7173/
Gorlyak7148/
Grelyak7140/
Searlak7133/
Garlyak7115/
Grelack716/
Gorlack715/
Gerlokh714/
Girlock714/
Gerliac713/
Guerlac712/
Gorliak712/
Zerlack711/
Gharlak711/
Görlack711/
Garlack711/
Gerlact710/
Garleak710/
Ehrlack710/
Gerlaugh67120/
Erlac6766/
Gharlakh6723/
Gairlock671/
Gerlacxh671/

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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 Gierlak
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