Gersema Surname

1,006,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 253 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gersema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gersema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1441:559,06646,014
United States1091:3,325,311189,554
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Gersema Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gersema is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Gersema click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gersema? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,006,539th most frequently used surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 28,804,529 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Gersema are found; 57 percent are found in Western Europe and 57 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 144 people, or 1 in 559,066. In Germany Gersema is primarily concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 90 percent are found, Hamburg, where 5 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 4 percent are found. Outside of Germany Gersema occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 43 percent are found.

Gersema Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gersema has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gersema last name rose 2,180 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gersema Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gersema surname are 50% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 96.77% being registered with the political party.

Gersema earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.8% more than the national average, earning $45,220 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geersema9340/
Gerzema8692/
Yersema861/
Sersema860/
Hersema860/
Siersema80692/
Heersema80242/
Zersemay801/
Seirsema801/
Guerjema801/
Hershema801/
Geersama800/
Herssema800/
Ersima776/
Ercema771/
Irsema771/
Heerssema759/
Gersomo71235/
Garsama71108/
Garcema7111/
Gorsima716/
Hersemo714/
Ershima714/
Gersheimer711/
Jirsema711/
Hergema710/
Yershima6720/
Gorsamah6712/
Guerzima679/
Siersima672/
Hershima671/
Heerzema671/

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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 Gersema
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