Gershon Forename
50,480th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 13,301 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Israel
Gershon Forename Definition:
Meaning: an outcast.
Gershon Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 100% | 6,461 | 1:4,177 | 553 |
| Israel | 98% | 3,111 | 1:2,701 | 521 |
| United States | 100% | 1,112 | 1:326,022 | 9,886 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 639 | 1:277,878 | 10,674 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 600 | 1:87,981 | 5,160 |
| Philippines | 100% | 331 | 1:320,270 | 12,290 |
| South Africa | 100% | 325 | 1:167,793 | 11,415 |
| Kenya | 100% | 163 | 1:284,093 | 10,109 |
| Canada | 100% | 92 | 1:360,145 | 10,676 |
| England | 100% | 83 | 1:669,915 | 12,875 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 49 | 1:212,883 | 8,521 |
| India | 99% | 30 | 1:40,495,932 | 746,646 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 20 | 1:771,191 | 29,892 |
| Peru | 100% | 20 | 1:1,589,573 | 17,785 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 20 | 1:68,071 | 5,456 |
| Guyana | 100% | 20 | 1:38,163 | 3,889 |
| Brazil | 100% | 18 | 1:11,902,009 | 138,646 |
| Sierra Leone | - | 16 | 1:443,041 | 536 |
| Belgium | 100% | 15 | 1:766,003 | 10,349 |
| Mexico | 100% | 13 | 1:9,549,571 | 29,766 |
| Barbados | - | 12 | 1:24,149 | 1,919 |
| Zambia | - | 11 | 1:1,441,345 | 17,789 |
| Papua New Guinea | 88% | 11 | 1:741,119 | 53,497 |
| Germany | 100% | 10 | 1:9,667,788 | 33,442 |
| Bulgaria | 100% | 8 | 1:873,799 | 10,237 |
| Colombia | - | 7 | 1:6,825,561 | 33,843 |
| Uganda | 100% | 7 | 1:5,850,989 | 49,331 |
| Georgia | 100% | 7 | 1:534,067 | 9,579 |
| Chile | 100% | 6 | 1:2,934,535 | 17,145 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 6 | 1:3,845,989 | 64,391 |
| Curaçao | - | 5 | 1:31,161 | 859 |
| Sweden | 100% | 5 | 1:1,971,581 | 30,505 |
| Bermuda | - | 4 | 1:16,206 | 1,525 |
| Venezuela | - | 4 | 1:7,550,473 | 90,577 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 4 | 1:5,199,772 | 10,550 |
| Honduras | - | 3 | 1:2,939,156 | 20,066 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 3 | 1:37,193 | 3,592 |
| Hong Kong | - | 2 | 1:3,876,362 | 13,851 |
| Scotland | 100% | 2 | 1:2,675,183 | 18,328 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 2 | 1:88,908 | 5,280 |
| Russia | - | 2 | 1:72,116,852 | 125,484 |
| El Salvador | - | 2 | 1:3,170,893 | 11,665 |
| Australia | - | 2 | 1:6,828,811 | 37,569 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 2 | 1:8,451,042 | 32,813 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 2 | 1:15,224,970 | 260,513 |
| Taiwan | - | 2 | 1:11,884,841 | 132,786 |
| France | - | 2 | 1:33,235,170 | 58,100 |
| Uzbekistan | - | 1 | 1:30,786,440 | 17,476 |
| Switzerland | - | 1 | 1:8,213,496 | 36,387 |
| Wales | 100% | 1 | 1:3,094,309 | 16,222 |
| Uruguay | - | 1 | 1:3,427,637 | 13,958 |
| Liberia | 100% | 1 | 1:4,412,061 | 36,340 |
| Singapore | - | 1 | 1:6,287,054 | 39,645 |
| Thailand | - | 1 | 1:70,065,813 | 391,235 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:109,747 | 4,493 |
| Transnistria | - | 1 | 1:475,638 | 2,115 |
| Ukraine | - | 1 | 1:45,499,908 | 32,056 |
| Greece | - | 1 | 1:10,934,548 | 22,228 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 1 | 1:99,395 | 3,544 |
| Armenia | - | 1 | 1:2,918,753 | 14,910 |
| Austria | 100% | 1 | 1:8,514,201 | 19,377 |
| Benin | - | 1 | 1:10,575,843 | 90,010 |
| Cameroon | - | 1 | 1:21,610,503 | 119,836 |
| China | - | 1 | 1:1,366,055,782 | 109,249 |
| Congo | 100% | 1 | 1:5,009,205 | 37,978 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 1 | 1:4,767,948 | 27,206 |
| Denmark | - | 1 | 1:5,649,498 | 28,429 |
| Qatar | 100% | 1 | 1:2,369,605 | 59,530 |
| Haiti | - | 1 | 1:10,726,953 | 41,696 |
| Jamaica | - | 1 | 1:2,883,227 | 22,340 |
| Latvia | - | 1 | 1:2,015,645 | 6,531 |
| Albania | - | 1 | 1:3,046,570 | 49,159 |
| Malawi | - | 1 | 1:17,112,310 | 24,110 |
| Marshall Islands | 100% | 1 | 1:51,230 | 5,014 |
| Namibia | - | 1 | 1:2,404,179 | 16,970 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 1 | 1:6,018,336 | 34,175 |
| Norway | - | 1 | 1:5,132,329 | 37,513 |
Gershon (7,992) may also be a surname.
Gershon Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Meaning: an outcast.
— A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson
Gershon Forename Popularity
Gershon Demographics
Gershon Political Affiliation
in United States
Sample size: 150 (2014)
United States
Average
Phonetically Similar Names
Gershon Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gershon in the Russian language | ||
| Гершон | gerson | - |
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