Girschweiler Surname

1,596,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Girschweiler Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Girschweiler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland1251:65,7038,012
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Girschweiler Last Name Facts

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

The surname Girschweiler occurs most in Switzerland. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Girschweiler.

How Common Is The Last Name Girschweiler? popularity and diffusion

The surname Girschweiler is the 1,596,935th most widespread surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 57,382,251 people. Girschweiler occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Girschweiler are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 81 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Girschweiler is most widespread in Switzerland, where it is carried by 125 people, or 1 in 65,703. In Switzerland Girschweiler is most frequent in: Canton of Zürich, where 50 percent are found, Canton of Basel-Landschaft, where 11 percent are found and Canton of St Gallen, where 11 percent are found. Beside Switzerland this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 1 percent are found and Italy, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gerschweiler920/
Gerschwiler87320/
Gerschwiller832/
Gerchwiler820/
Gerschwyler787/
Girswale701/
Herzweiler640/
Girsvale601/
Gershvilli552/

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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 Girschweiler
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