Gierth Surname

229,904th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,761 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gierth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gierth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,6881:47,6936,248
United States421:8,629,975373,648
England131:4,286,005132,302
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
France31:22,140,907385,998
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934

Gierth Last Name Facts

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

Gierth occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gierth? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 229,904th most frequent last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,138,300 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 97 percent of Gierth live; 96 percent live in Western Europe and 96 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 1,688 people, or 1 in 47,693. In Germany it is mostly found in: Saxony, where 33 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent live and Bavaria, where 10 percent live. Outside of Germany Gierth occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Gierth Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gierth surname are 44.14% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 90.91% being registered to vote for the political party.

Gierth earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.98% more than the national average, earning $49,183 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gerth9110,317/
Girth91283/
Giert913/
Gierts83202/
Gerths83130/
Goerth8374/
Gerthe8370/
Gaerth8363/
Guerth8329/
Gherth8315/
Geiert8313/
Gertch8311/
Gierte839/
Girtch836/
Gierdt835/
Gertsh834/
Girthe833/
Gehrth831/
Gerdth831/
Gert804,951/
Girt80888/
Gertsch772,381/
Gerstch7712/
Gehiert771/
Girrthe770/
Gaireth770/
Garth738,009/
Gerts733,676/
Gerdt732,650/
Gehrt732,154/
Greth731,448/
Gerte73655/
Geert73316/
Gorth73263/
Girts73216/
Gärth7375/
Görth7374/
Ghert7335/
Girte7313/
Ægert7312/
Guert7311/
Gerht738/
Girdh734/
Guirt733/
Gertt732/
Gairt731/
Gierd731/
Goert731/
Kgert731/
Girtė731/
Gierć731/
Gerdh731/
Girdt730/
Gaert730/
Gerrt730/
Giertová711/
Girthová711/
Gaggirth710/
Guertsch710/
Geerts6713,784/
Gerdts671,662/
Grethe67760/
Goerdt67521/
Gerdtz67329/
Gehrtz6780/
Guerts6762/
Gíreth6750/
Giørtz6748/
Gehrdt6734/
Gertts6729/
Guertz6726/
Goehrt6720/
Guerte6717/
Gaerdt6716/
Gärthe6714/
Gierds679/
Gertte676/
Giercz675/
Guirtz675/
Gairet674/
Gehrte673/
Gharth673/
Görthz672/
Gertds672/
Gerhdt672/
Gerhtz672/
Ghertz671/
Geerdt671/
Gerrts671/
Gaerrt671/
Geerte671/
Goiret671/
Guerdh671/
Goertt670/
Guerdt670/
Gertcz670/
Girdts670/
Gardth670/
Guirte670/

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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 Gierth
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