Gerschon Surname
Approximately 32 people bear this surname
Gerschon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 18 | 1:4,472,526 | 177,866 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Gerschon (16) may also be a first name.
Gerschon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gerschon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gerschon is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gerschon? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,485,539th most frequently used family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 72 percent of Gerschon reside; 56 percent reside in Western Europe and 56 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,786,762nd most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 16 people.
It is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 4,472,526. In Germany Gerschon is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 78 percent reside, Bavaria, where 6 percent reside and Hamburg, where 6 percent reside. Not including Germany this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 19 percent reside and Czechia, where 16 percent reside.
Gerschon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Gerschon has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gerschon surname grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Gerschon
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