Gergan Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Gergan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 21 | 1:36,526,923 | 420,161 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16 | 1:3,138,668 | 142,671 |
The alternate forms: Gergán (28) are calculated separately.
Gergan (96) may also be a first name.
Gergan Demographics
Gergan Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Gergan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gergan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gergan (Hindi: जेटीगर्गन, Russian: Герган) is most common in India. It can also appear in the variant forms: Gergán. For other potential spellings of Gergan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gergan? popularity and diffusion
Gergan is the 3,730,171st most commonly used surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 75 percent of Gergan live; 75 percent live in South Asia and 64 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Gergan is also the 968,397th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 96 people.
The last name is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 36,526,923. In India Gergan is mostly concentrated in: Jammu and Kashmir, where 86 percent are found, Delhi, where 5 percent are found and Karnataka, where 5 percent are found. Besides India Gergan occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent are found and Canada, where 7 percent are found.
Gergan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Gergan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gergan last name decreased 81 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Gergan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Gergan last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gergan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gergan in the Hindi language | ||
| जेटीगर्गन | jetigargana | 50 |
| एलगर्गन | elagargana | 50 |
| Gergan in the Russian language | ||
| Герган | gergan | - |
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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 Gergan
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