Giertl Surname

1,666,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Giertl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Giertl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia731:73,10214,166
Czechia241:443,06148,767
Hungary141:701,16338,752
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Giertl Last Name Facts

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

The last name Giertl is held by more people in Slovakia than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Giertl click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Giertl? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,666,404th most prevalent surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 61,239,882 people. The surname Giertl occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Giertl live; 93 percent live in Eastern Europe and 82 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in Slovakia, where it is borne by 73 people, or 1 in 73,102. In Slovakia Giertl is most numerous in: Banská Bystrica Region, where 62 percent live, Trenčín Region, where 16 percent live and Bratislava Region, where 14 percent live. Aside from Slovakia this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Czechia, where 20 percent live and Hungary, where 12 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Giertil921/
Giertel921/
Gertl9169/
Girtl9111/
Gertel83638/
Girtel8317/
Siertl838/
Guertl836/
Gertil831/
Ertl8016,610/
Giertlová80244/
Giertlova809/
Ghertil77292/
Goertel7759/
Gertell7720/
Guertel7715/
Girtell778/
Gerthel777/
Gaertel776/
Gertéll773/
Guertil772/
Girtled770/
Ertel7311,496/
Sirtl73550/
Sertl73411/
Gärtl7319/
Ertil7311/
Ertll734/
Gretl734/
Gartl731/
Erdtl731/
Gerdtell716/
Girtlová711/
Goertell711/
Gertheel711/
Sertel674,057/
Certel671,341/
Ertell67206/
Gartel67166/
Gretel67150/
Gortel6793/
Erdtel6739/
Sertil6734/
Cirtel6722/
Certyl6712/
Jertel679/
Görtel679/
Sertyl679/
Certil678/
Gartil673/
Sirtel672/
Goerdttel671/
Erttel671/
Cirtil671/
Gärtel671/
Jirtel670/

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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 Giertl
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