Gersem Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Gersem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gersem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gersem (15) may also be a first name.

Gersem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gersem is found most in Belgium. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gersem? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gersem is the 7,117,718th most common family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Gersem live; 57 percent live in Western Europe and 57 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,900,335th most common given name worldwide, held by 15 people.

The last name Gersem is most frequent in Belgium, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 2,874,161. In Belgium Gersem is most frequent in: Flemish Region, where 100 percent are found. Beside Belgium this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 29 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gershem925/
Ghersem921/
Ersem91171/
Gersen83522/
Gersom83304/
Sersem83135/
Hersem8313/
Gorsem836/
Gersne833/
Gergem832/
Gercem831/
Earsem830/
Gersim830/
Gershen77440/
Gerssen77422/
Gershom77371/
Geersen77160/
Gersone7762/
Gersham7745/
Giersen7738/
Herseim7732/
Guersen7711/
Gersent7710/
Gerszen779/
Ghersen778/
Gersane776/
Ghersam772/
Gehrsen771/
Gersend771/
Gherzem771/
Erzem7394/
Erjem7333/
Ercem7332/
Ersim7330/
Tøgersen71180/
Geerssen7160/
Thgersen7153/
Guersent7152/
Gershone7130/
Jægersen7128/
Guersone7110/
Jersheim714/
Gershamn712/
Guersane711/
Gersaten711/
Gerssane711/
Gherzhem711/
Gerschen711/
Giersień711/
Gierszen711/
Ghershen711/
Geersham710/
Gerson6713,060/
Gergen672,939/
Thøgersen671,958/
Gerzen67572/
Sersen67554/
Gersin67553/
Gersan67300/
Herzem67222/
Zersen67118/
Jersen6739/
Erchem6729/
Girsen6726/
Gercen6724/
Cersen6716/
Garzem6713/
Gerjen6710/
Jercem6710/
Gersimova677/
Zerjem676/
Gerzim675/
Serseń674/
Iorsem674/
Jersam673/
Gerschenk672/
Yersim671/
Jerzem671/
Guersonne671/
Gersyn671/
Erzhem671/
Garsim671/
Yorsem671/
Jersom671/
Errjem671/
Jersim671/
Gerjam671/
Gershn671/
Gierschen671/
Hersym671/
Gerxen670/

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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 Gersem
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