Gedz Surname

396,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 888 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Gedz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gedz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia7361:195,81921,647
United States641:5,663,421279,165
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Kazakhstan201:884,12554,571
Estonia121:110,15019,471
France91:7,380,302306,885
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Moldova51:712,27439,996
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Gedz (15) may also be a first name.

Gedz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gedz (Georgian: გედზ, Russian: Гедз) is carried by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gedz? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 396,862nd most frequent surname globally, held by around 1 in 8,206,696 people. Gedz occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Gedz live; 67 percent live in Eastern Europe and 66 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 2,900,335th most prevalent forename on earth, borne by 15 people.

This last name is most widely held in Russia, where it is held by 736 people, or 1 in 195,819. In Russia Gedz is most prevalent in: Krasnodar Krai, where 29 percent are found, Altai Krai, where 11 percent are found and Autonomous Republic of Crimea, where 7 percent are found. Beside Russia this surname occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.

Gedz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gedz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gedz last name grew 457 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gedz Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Orthodox (87%) in Russia and Orthodox (67%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Gedz last name are 4.84% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 51.61% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gedz earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 13.88% less than the national average, earning $37,161 USD per year and in Canada they earn 48.78% more than the national average, earning $73,916 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Giedz89136/
Guedz8918/
Gedzs892/
Gez862,893/
Ged862,777/
Edz868/
Getz7513,470/
Guez753,089/
Hedz752,071/
Giez75580/
Geed75426/
Ghez75362/
Gedő75223/
Ngez75131/
Geez75112/
Gedd7562/
Gued7562/
Gezh7550/
Nged7524/
Geds7520/
Geyd7519/
Gesd7518/
Jedz7517/
Gecz7511/
Edzh7510/
Gied7510/
Gesz756/
Ghed754/
Geyz754/
Gedh753/
Gejz752/
Gezt752/
Cedz752/
Tgez752/
Gedx752/
Eadz751/
Gehz751/
Zedz751/
Gidz751/
Sedz751/
Tged751/
Zgez751/
Xged751/
Edtz751/
Edxz751/
Eedz751/
Ejdz751/
Eidz751/
Ehdz751/
Eydz751/
Dged751/
Gged751/
Gehd751/
Jgez751/
Gezz750/
Ge672,240,943/
Ez6713,548/
Geitz671,894/
Gietz671,261/
Gheid671,016/
Giedd67397/
Giedt67261/
Geydt67235/
Guetz67157/
Giesz67148/
Gheed67133/
Gecző67114/
Getze6779/
Gettz6777/
Geetz6761/
Ghetz6754/
Gueid6743/
Geicz6736/
Gueds6731/
Gojdz6727/
Gezci6726/
Giecz6725/
Geeze6720/
Gueiz6720/
Gedsø6715/
Gedse6714/
Geedh6711/
Goydz677/
Headz676/
Geddh673/
Geezy673/
Heidz673/
Gejdt673/
Guidz673/
Goidz673/
Gueyd672/
Guedt672/
Goejz672/
Gecze672/
Gedte672/
Ngeez672/
Gedds671/
Guesz671/
Gueyz671/
Geddp671/
Geezi671/
Geszt671/
Gieds671/
Zgetz671/
Guedd671/
Gethz671/
Sgeed671/
Gedts671/
Geeds671/
Gehdt671/
Geids671/
Guead671/
Gezsz671/
Geőcz671/
Giehz671/
Ghead671/
Chedz671/
Jeedz671/
Eajdz671/
Gezhs671/
Gezsj671/
Guydz671/
Ghezz671/
Gheez671/
Hgeyz671/
Getzs670/
Seidz670/
Gestz670/
Gezts670/
Guesd670/

Gedz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gedz in the Georgian language
გედზgedz-
Gedz in the Russian language
Гедзgedz-

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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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  • 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 Gedz
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