Gerchu Surname
Approximately 90 people bear this surname
Gerchu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moldova | 73 | 1:48,786 | 7,136 |
| Russia | 16 | 1:9,007,691 | 311,782 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
Gerchu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gerchu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gerchu (Russian: Герчу) occurs in Moldova more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gerchu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,967,751st most frequently used family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 80,972,732 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gerchu reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 81 percent reside in Romanian Europe.
The surname Gerchu is most numerous in Moldova, where it is borne by 73 people, or 1 in 48,786. In Moldova Gerchu is most prevalent in: Găgăuzia, where 95 percent reside, Chișinău Municipality, where 4 percent reside and Bălți Municipality, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Moldova Gerchu occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 18 percent reside and Transnistria, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gerchu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gerchu in the Russian language | ||
| Герчу | gercu | - |
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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 Gerchu
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