Gurland Surname

874,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 309 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Andorra

Gurland Surname Definition:

(from a place name) A variation of Kurland (Courland), a Latvian province.

Gurland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2071:1,751,009115,476
Germany551:1,463,73689,144
Israel241:356,56829,419
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
England31:18,572,686338,250
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
France11:66,422,722504,397
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Gurland (15) may also be a first name.

Gurland Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from a place name) A variation of Kurland (Courland), a Latvian province.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Gurland Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gurland is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Gurland.

How Common Is The Last Name Gurland? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 874,560th most prevalent family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 23,584,291 people. The surname Gurland is mostly found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Gurland reside; 70 percent reside in North America and 70 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 15 people.

The surname Gurland is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 207 people, or 1 in 1,751,009. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 26 percent reside, New Jersey, where 26 percent reside and Florida, where 19 percent reside. Beside The United States Gurland is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 18 percent reside and Israel, where 8 percent reside.

Gurland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gurland has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gurland last name grew 20,700 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 73 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gurland Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Gurland last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Gurland are 2.65% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.88% registered to vote for the political party.

Gurland earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.84% more than the national average, earning $53,866 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gourland93140/
Gurlyand935/
Urland92359/
Gurlan92126/
Gourlan86206/
Aurland86102/
Gorland8671/
Girland8615/
Urlandå867/
Hurland864/
Uhrland864/
Urlandt863/
Gurlank863/
Urlyand861/
Gurlend861/
Gourlain80503/
Uhrlandt8054/
Goerland8043/
Goorland8027/
Gurlaine801/
Gourlant801/
Ngurlaun801/
Gourlane800/
Orland771,027/
Gürlan7758/
Gorlan7750/
Gurlon772/
Gurlam771/
Goerlandt7575/
Urlandová7521/
Hourlland7521/
Urlandova751/
Gurlanova751/
Hürland7160/
Horland7136/
Orrland719/
Orlandt719/
Orlyand717/
Gorlean713/
Gorlyan712/
Gorlian711/
Gurllon711/
Hurlant711/
Goerlan711/
Gorlann710/
Goorlan710/
Goerlant6722/
Orilland677/
Orelland675/
Hourlant672/
Gurillon672/
Gourloun671/
Horrland670/

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