Ersh Surname

406,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 861 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belarus
Highest density in:
Belarus

Ersh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ersh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belarus4531:20,9743,533
Russia2551:565,18850,622
Iran701:1,096,89349,021
Ukraine601:758,71277,596
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Kyrgyzstan41:1,493,16471,188
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Ersh (56) may also be a first name.

Ersh Last Name Facts

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

Ersh (Russian: Ерш) is found most frequently in Belarus. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ersh? popularity and diffusion

Ersh is the 406,613th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 8,464,049 people. Ersh occurs mostly in Europe, where 77 percent of Ersh live; 77 percent live in Eastern Europe and 77 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Ersh is also the 1,321,957th most common first name on earth, borne by 56 people.

This surname is most common in Belarus, where it is held by 453 people, or 1 in 20,974. In Belarus Ersh is most common in: Grodno Region, where 44 percent are found, Brest Region, where 26 percent are found and Minsk, where 17 percent are found. Not including Belarus this surname occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 30 percent are found and Iran, where 8 percent are found.

Ersh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ersh has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ersh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Ersh last name is predominantly Orthodox (93%) in Russia and Orthodox (94%) in Belarus.

In The United States those bearing the Ersh surname are 27.3% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 74.07% being registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hersh898,355/
Gersh891,519/
Ersch89205/
Yersh8991/
Jersh896/
Ehrsh895/
Ershe892/
Ershd891/
Ersht891/
Earsh891/
Aersh891/
Oersh890/
Ers86307/
Hersch802,232/
Gersch802,102/
Jersch80332/
Hearsh8054/
Giersh8021/
Eursch8014/
Jershe8013/
Hershe8012/
Ersche8012/
Hersht8010/
Herrsh802/
Ijersh802/
Hersth801/
Heersh801/
Heirsh801/
Hiersh801/
Hoersh800/
Arsh754,161/
Erős753,846/
Gers752,852/
Irsh751,245/
Erzh75299/
Aers75278/
Hers75246/
Oers75243/
Erse75208/
Jers75167/
Erst75142/
Ehrs75102/
Erch7544/
Eurs7544/
Ersz7543/
Orsh7538/
Yrsh7524/
Yers7518/
Erås7512/
Ears755/
Ersp754/
Erså753/
Erss752/
Jrsh752/
Ersj752/
Eyrs751/
Eers751/
Ersd751/
Iers751/
Ersø751/
Errs751/
Ershova7355,027/
Hersche73514/
Hoersch73324/
Heirsch7363/
Jersche7337/
Hiersch7327/
Herrsch7311/
Geirsch733/
Heershe731/
Hiershe731/
Earsche731/
Eershth731/
Heersch731/
Herscht731/
Jiersch731/
Erhshsd731/
Herssch730/
Harsh679,331/
Geers677,318/
Hirsh674,473/
Hiers673,473/
Heers671,081/
Girsh671,017/
Yorsh67894/
Erőss67873/
Herse67819/
Yershova67798/
Herst67794/
Hyers67769/
Eayrs67536/
Irsch67524/
Haers67312/
Hiersche67279/
Herch67221/
Jersz67173/
Yerse67164/
Heirs67149/
Herrs67144/
Heersche67135/
Jerse67132/
Hyrsh67124/
Herrsche67118/
Aarsh6795/
Hears6786/
Jerch6766/
Jõers6758/
Heurs6757/
Erche6755/
Jiers6755/
Hersz6745/
Horsh6741/
Herss6739/
Hjers6735/
Iorsh6733/
Eyrse6728/
Irshe6722/
Gerss6721/
Ayrsh6721/
Irshd6720/
Ierst6718/
Ersse6712/
Erschova6711/
Hershova6711/
Eirch6710/
Earst679/
Ahrsh678/
D'Ers678/
Ehers677/
Geirs677/
Yerst677/
Jersd677/
Jøers677/
Iershova676/
Yersz676/
Ågers676/
Orsch674/
Jersø674/
Jeers674/
Earse673/
Hoers673/
Arshh673/
Ehrst672/
Airsh672/
Jerrs672/
Jears672/
Oehrs672/
Ierse672/
Jershova672/
Jerss672/
Jyers671/
Hersd671/
Jirsh671/
Jeurs671/
Earch671/
Eershova671/
Ger's671/
Aerrs671/
Yiers671/
Herzs671/
Gerrs671/
Ierch671/
Hersø671/
Jerst671/
Hehrs671/
Erschowa671/
Erstø671/
Erhshsdh671/
Jhiersch671/
Eaers670/
Yerss670/
Erstt670/
Eairs670/
Heyrs670/
Heirsche670/

Ersh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ersh in the Russian language
Ершers-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ersh
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