Gierling Surname

461,133rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 732 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gierling Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gierling Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6081:132,41016,131
United States481:7,551,228341,161
Romania341:590,52642,844
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Gierling Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gierling is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gierling? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 461,133rd most commonly occurring last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,955,664 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Gierling are found; 84 percent are found in Western Europe and 84 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 608 people, or 1 in 132,410. In Germany Gierling is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 68 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 12 percent live and Bavaria, where 6 percent live. Besides Germany Gierling is found in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent live and Romania, where 5 percent live.

Gierling Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gierling has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gierling surname expanded 800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gierling Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gierling last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gierling earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 26.87% less than the national average, earning $31,556 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.08% less than the national average, earning $47,655 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gierlings94119/
Gerling9310,075/
Girling934,769/
Geerling881,472/
Gerlings88548/
Gehrling88361/
Hierling88234/
Goerling88110/
Guerling8833/
Sierling883/
Jierling881/
Gherling881/
Girlings880/
Yierling880/
Gerrling880/
Erling861,287/
Gerlin86827/
Girlin86108/
Geerlings823,833/
Hägerling8269/
Garling802,005/
Jerling80706/
Guerlin80558/
Görling80267/
Serling80259/
Zerling80189/
Gärling80100/
Cerling8092/
Gorling8085/
Girlina8066/
Guirlin8050/
Gerlyng8026/
Greling8024/
Gyrling8018/
Sirling8018/
Gerlina8017/
Zirling8013/
Gerlind8013/
Cirling806/
Yerling805/
Geerlin804/
Erlling804/
Gerleng801/
Gherlin801/
Errling801/
Gerlien801/
Gerlion801/
Gerlint801/
Erhling800/
Ghirlin800/
Jirling800/
Gerlingová781/
Geerllings781/
Seyrling75166/
Geerlink75117/
Hjerling7595/
Jeurling7516/
Ågerlind7510/
Gharling756/
Searling756/
Jergling755/
Gjørling754/
Scerling753/
Zuirling753/
Jirrling751/
Guerleng751/
Erilling751/
Seurling751/
Eherling751/
Gerrlion750/
Juirling750/
Jehrling750/
Zearling750/
Yehrling750/
Grelin71374/
Geerlinks71210/
Gyrlin7131/
Gerlen7125/
Gerlim7114/
Erlink717/
Gerlinova712/
Girlyn711/
Jeahrling711/
Gerlyn711/
Girlim711/
Gyrlina6739/
Järling6739/
Jerlingová6729/
Girlene6711/
Schjerling6710/
Jerlink677/
Jérling673/
Geerlinckx672/
Gerlene672/
Särling671/
Guerlengue671/
Gerlend671/
Gerrlyn671/
Garlink670/
Gerleen670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gierling
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