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

Gerchek (Russian: Герчек) is found in Bulgaria more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerchek? popularity and diffusion

Gerchek is the 7,593,402nd most commonly used last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Gerchek 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 frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 34 people.

This surname is most widespread in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 2,326,302. In Bulgaria it is primarily found in: Kardzhali Province, where 33 percent live, Plovdiv Province, where 33 percent live and Razgrad Province, where 33 percent live. Beside Bulgaria it occurs in one country. It is also common in Russia, where 50 percent live.

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
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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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