Gerchek Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Gerchek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gerchek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Russia31:48,041,019639,186

Gerchek (34) may also be a first name.

Gerchek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gerchek (Russian: Герчек) has its highest incidence in Bulgaria. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerchek? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,593,402nd most widespread last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Gerchek are found; 50 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 50 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Gerchek is also the 1,775,424th most widely held first name in the world, held by 34 people.

Gerchek is most commonly held in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 2,326,302. In Bulgaria Gerchek is primarily concentrated in: Kardzhali Province, where 33 percent reside, Plovdiv Province, where 33 percent reside and Razgrad Province, where 33 percent reside. Other than Bulgaria Gerchek is found in one country. It also occurs in Russia, where 50 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gercek92240/
Herchek86171/
Gerchik86137/
Grechek8632/
Garchek869/
Gorchek868/
Serchek861/
Ercek83100/
Gerchekova825/
Gerchick8085/
Gorcheck8020/
Yercheck8012/
Grecheck8010/
Hercheck808/
Gerczesk803/
Garcheck802/
Zercheck801/
Guerchik801/
Gherchik801/
Gierczek801/
Hercek77205/
Erchyk7785/
Erchik7739/
Zercek7715/
Gercik7712/
Gerceg772/
Errcek770/
Hertschek751/
Gerchkova751/
Gerchikova71311/
Greczek71298/
Gerzhik71114/
Garchik71113/
Herchik7158/
Herczek7152/
Herchyk7143/
Erchick7140/
Giercyk7139/
Gertsek7132/
Gorchik7123/
Gerczik7120/
Gerczyk7116/
Gierzek7114/
Yerchik7111/
Hercsek719/
Girchik718/
Grechik716/
Herchekova712/
Serchyk711/
Erchcik711/
Greciek711/
Gerzick711/
Garchyk711/
Jerczek711/
Gertzek711/
Gercick711/
Eurchik710/
Erceg676,725/
Ercik671,454/
Erçek671,333/
Gierczyk67580/
Erzek67127/
Herchick6777/
Gerdzhik6740/
Gertsekh6724/
Erchkova6724/
Sierczek674/
Erceq672/
Ercec671/

Gerchek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gerchek in the Russian language
Герчекgercek-

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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 Gerchek
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