Gercs Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Gercs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gercs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia111:186,36821,302
England101:5,571,806158,774

Gercs (16) may also be a first name.

Gercs Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gercs is borne by more people in Latvia than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gercs? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,307,654th most frequent family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gercs are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 52 percent are found in Baltic Europe. It is also the 2,786,762nd most numerous first name on earth, borne by 16 people.

The last name Gercs is most frequently occurring in Latvia, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 186,368. In Latvia it is primarily found in: Latgale, where 64 percent are found, Riga Planning Region, where 27 percent are found and Kurzeme Planning Region, where 9 percent are found. Not including Latvia this surname exists in one country. It is also common in England, where 48 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gerőcs91391/
Gerics91207/
Gerecs91151/
Gerócs91101/
Gercsó9188/
Gerocs9163/
Gercsi9117/
Gercas9116/
Geröcs9111/
Gercus916/
Gercos912/
Gercks911/
Gericks8365/
Gerichs8362/
Geracos837/
Geracas832/
Giercos831/
Gerckes831/
Gerocsi831/
Gercasi831/
Gergs80768/
Gerks80172/
Gerecsey777/
Gerachos777/
Gerecsei772/
Geracoes771/
Geroucos771/
Gergüs73342/
Gerkes73207/
Gerkis7389/
Gergos7371/
Gergus7366/
Gerkus7341/
Gergas7340/
Gerksi7324/
Gerkas7317/
Geriks7311/
Gerčas7310/
Gereks738/
Gerigs736/
Gércsi731/
Gerkos731/
Gerkys731/
Gerogs731/
Geirgs731/
Gyurcs731/
Gerggs730/
Gerakis67753/
Gerguis67741/
Gyurics67395/
Gyurcsó67201/
Gyurcsi67115/
Gerakos67108/
Gyurcsy6781/
Gerakas6758/
Gierkes6754/
Gergoci6749/
Gerikas6740/
Gerekos6739/
Geragos6726/
Giergos6726/
Gyurács6722/
Gyurcsa6719/
Gerx6717/
Gyerkes6717/
Gyurcso6713/
Gergues6712/
Gerukos6711/
Geragas674/
Gergous673/
Gyürecs672/
Gerukis672/
Gyuracs672/
Gerkiss672/
Gercozi671/
Gerikce671/
Gerguos671/
Gerkusa671/
Gergoys671/
Gerques670/
Gerksee670/

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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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  • 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 Gercs
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