Gerpes Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Gerpes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gerpes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295

Gerpes (19) may also be a first name.

Gerpes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gerpes (Russian: Герпес) is found most frequently in Spain. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerpes? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,311,814th most numerous last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Gerpes occurs mostly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Gerpes are found; 33 percent are found in North America and 33 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Gerpes is also the 2,523,061st most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 19 people.

It is most frequently used in Spain, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 46,752,036. Without taking into account Spain it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent are found and Uruguay, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gerpe911,646/
Erpes9148/
Yerpes83425/
Serpes83114/
Herpes8363/
Cerpes8322/
Gerper833/
Gerpis832/
Garpes831/
Gerpez831/
Ierpes831/
Gerpey830/
Cherpes77117/
Sierpes7757/
Zerpies776/
Garpeus773/
Serpeas771/
Herpest770/
Serpe732,836/
Grepe73101/
Cerpe7390/
Zerpe7345/
Jerpe7344/
Gerpi7313/
Erpis735/
Gerpy731/
Gerpa731/
Cherpess711/
Cherpets711/
Hjerpe671,579/
Sierpe67869/
Serpez6795/
Herpis6759/
Greppe6753/
Serpis6749/
Serppe6711/
Jerper677/
Jerpet673/
Cerpez672/
Erpeysova672/
Yerpis672/
Searpe672/
Yerpez672/
Erpice671/
Serpeh671/
Jerpea671/
Serpie671/
Herpez671/
Jerpis671/
Cerppe671/
Guerpi671/
Guirpe671/

Gerpes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gerpes in the Russian language
Герпесgerpes-

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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 Gerpes
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