von Gerlach Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
von Gerlach Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 32 | 1:2,515,796 | 126,826 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
von Gerlach Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name von Gerlach Come From? nationality or country of origin
von Gerlach is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name von Gerlach? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,909,720th most widely held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of von Gerlach are found; 87 percent are found in Western Europe and 87 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
This last name is most common in Germany, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 2,515,796. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Hamburg, where 34 percent live, Berlin, where 31 percent live and Bavaria, where 19 percent live. Other than Germany this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 16 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| von Erlach | 95 | 51 | / |
| Vongerlach | 95 | 2 | / |
| van Erlach | 86 | 2 | / |
| Fingerholc | 57 | 18 | / |
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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 von Gerlach
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