Overview
people
Sample Size
11,899
Gender Distribution
Male:
98.7%
Female:
1.3%
Origin and Meaning
Origin
Germanic
Meaning
Derived from the Germanic elements 'ger' meaning 'spear' and 'wald' meaning 'rule'. It means 'ruler with the spear'.
Geographic Distribution
This name appears in the following countries, sorted by popularity:
FR
2,769 samples
98%
US
2,668 samples
100%
AT
765 samples
99%
DE
697 samples
99%
GB
548 samples
99%
PH
395 samples
99%
NG
394 samples
97%
ZA
338 samples
99%
KE
297 samples
99%
CA
265 samples
99%
NL
187 samples
100%
BE
152 samples
98%
TZ
151 samples
100%
UG
136 samples
99%
GH
117 samples
99%
SG
113 samples
100%
ZW
87 samples
99%
MY
86 samples
100%
ID
84 samples
99%
IT
82 samples
100%
+ 71 more countries
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