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Where Does The Last Name Gersh Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Gersh (Hindi: गेर्श, Russian: Герш) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gersh? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 258,906^th most frequently used last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 4,797,594 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Gersh are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 315,870^th most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 686 people.

Gersh is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 984 people, or 1 in 368,353. In The United States it is most common in: New York, where 18 percent are found, California, where 18 percent are found and Florida, where 8 percent are found. Barring The United States Gersh exists in 17 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 16 percent are found and Russia, where 9 percent are found.

Gersh Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Gersh has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gersh last name increased 19,680 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gersh Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Orthodox (83%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Gersh last name are 40.42% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 93.65% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gersh earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 79.09% more than the national average, earning R 425,580 per year; in United States they earn 43.8% more than the national average, earning $62,047 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.09% more than the national average, earning $51,717 CAD per year.