Gercans Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Gercans Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gercans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia161:128,12818,914
United States151:24,163,929685,360
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Gercans Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gercans is carried by more people in Latvia than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gercans? popularity and diffusion

Gercans is the 3,373,373rd most prevalent last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. Gercans is predominantly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Gercans live; 53 percent live in Northern Europe and 47 percent live in Baltic Europe.

The surname Gercans is most prevalent in Latvia, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 128,128. In Latvia it is mostly found in: Kurzeme Planning Region, where 44 percent are found, Semigallia, where 25 percent are found and Latgale, where 13 percent are found. Not including Latvia this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 44 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.

Gercans Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gercans surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75% being registered with the party.

Gercans earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 113.96% more than the national average, earning $92,321 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ercans921/
Gersans8612/
Gersons7115/
Circans7114/
Garcons717/
Garkans714/
Jerkans711/
Cercons711/
Grejans711/
Gertsons675/
Greggians631/
Erkams621/
Garcãs621/
Jirkans579/
Aircons571/
Herkons570/
Sircons570/
Girssons532/
Gregions530/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Gercans
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