Gärd Surname

1,755,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Gärd Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gärd Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden1041:94,6806,886
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

The alternate forms: Gard (13,253) are calculated separately.

Gärd (728) may also be a first name.

Gärd Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gärd is found most in Sweden. It can appear as: Gard. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gärd? popularity and diffusion

Gärd is the 1,755,741st most widely held last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 66,858,219 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gärd live; 99 percent live in Northern Europe and 98 percent live in Scandinavia. Gärd is also the 305,710th most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 728 people.

This surname is most widespread in Sweden, where it is held by 104 people, or 1 in 94,680. In Sweden it is primarily found in: Jämtland County, where 14 percent reside, Jönköping County, where 14 percent reside and Södermanland County, where 11 percent reside. Other than Sweden it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 3 percent reside and Estonia, where 1 percent reside.

Gärd Last Name Statistics demography

Gärd earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 7.35% less than the national average, earning 320,636 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gard9213,253/
Gärdt8917/
Ågärd8911/
Gärdå899/
Gord751,737/
Gerd75911/
Gird75734/
Gred75125/
Gîrd7597/
Gyrd751/
Gerdt672,650/
Gardt671,469/
Guerd67864/
Gaard67860/
Gerds67793/
Gordt67220/
Gordh6782/
Gärth6775/
Gredt6741/
Gardh6738/
Ghard6735/
Gardå6720/
Ghord6718/
Gärtz6713/
Øgard6713/
Goerd6712/
Gretd679/
Gördt678/
Garrd678/
Ågard675/
Gaird675/
Gerdz674/
Girdh674/
Geerd674/
Guird673/
Gärte672/
Gåred672/
Gherd672/
Gredd672/
Gerdh671/
Gardì671/
Kgord671/
Ghred671/
Goird671/
Goyrd671/
Ghird671/
Gordd671/
Gierd671/
Gayrd670/
Girds670/
Girdt670/
Gehrd670/
Gorrd670/
Gardd670/
Gerdd670/
Ggard670/

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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
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  • 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 Gärd
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