Gemst Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Gemst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gemst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia231:6,266,220254,708
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gemst Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gemst (Russian: Гемст) is more frequently found in Russia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Gemst click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gemst? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,100,440th most common family name globally, borne by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Gemst live; 58 percent live in Eastern Europe and 58 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in Russia, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 6,266,220. In Russia it is most common in: Krasnodar Krai, where 83 percent are found, Moscow, where 9 percent are found and Saint Petersburg, where 9 percent are found. Not including Russia Gemst exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Estonia, where 20 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gemste911/
Gems891,568/
Emst8978/
Gamst801,105/
Guems805/
Gehms805/
Geems805/
Ngems803/
Genst803/
Ghems801/
Esmst801/
Emszt801/
Gemså801/
Gemse801/
Yemst801/
Gimst801/
Gemsh800/
Heimst73114/
Gemsch7388/
Guenst7385/
Heemst7320/
Gettms733/
Guemse732/
Jemsts732/
Hiemst731/
Geenst731/
Jemste731/
Zemste731/
Gueams731/
Gemshe731/
Jems673,627/
Gens673,379/
Sems67244/
Gims67204/
Giemsch6764/
Zems6729/
Gemsová6726/
Guenste6723/
Cems673/
Gemz673/
Gyms672/
Guettms671/
Jmst671/
Emct671/
Emsd671/
Gjms671/
Goheems670/

Gemst Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gemst in the Russian language
Гемстgemst-

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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 Gemst
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