Gershaft Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Gershaft Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
Gershaft Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gershaft Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gershaft (Russian: Гершафт) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gershaft? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gershaft is the 4,427,875th most common surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 50 percent of Gershaft live; 50 percent live in North Asia and 50 percent live in Slavic North Asia.
The last name Gershaft is most widely held in Russia, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 13,102,096. In Russia Gershaft is primarily concentrated in: Tomsk Oblast, where 82 percent live, Republic of Buryatia, where 9 percent live and Saint Petersburg, where 9 percent live. Excluding Russia this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 45 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gerschaft | 94 | 1 | / |
| Hershaft | 88 | 75 | / |
| Gerchaft | 88 | 0 | / |
| Herschaft | 82 | 116 | / |
| Herzshaft | 82 | 2 | / |
| Herrshaft | 82 | 2 | / |
| Guerchaft | 82 | 1 | / |
| Hershasft | 82 | 1 | / |
| Gershaw | 80 | 106 | / |
| Gershof | 80 | 14 | / |
| Hersaft | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gershab | 80 | 1 | / |
| Herrschaft | 78 | 636 | / |
| Herzhaft | 75 | 91 | / |
| Gershoff | 75 | 87 | / |
| Herszaft | 75 | 47 | / |
| Gershova | 75 | 21 | / |
| Herchaft | 75 | 13 | / |
| Hershoft | 75 | 1 | / |
| Herrsschaft | 74 | 1 | / |
| Herrschaftt | 74 | 1 | / |
| Gershowtz | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gersof | 71 | 1 | / |
| Girshab | 67 | 2,535 | / |
| Gershov | 67 | 77 | / |
| Gershow | 67 | 51 | / |
| Gersova | 67 | 21 | / |
| Gersoff | 67 | 14 | / |
| Herzaft | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cershaw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Girshaw | 67 | 1 | / |
Gershaft Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gershaft in the Russian language | ||
| Гершафт | gersaft | - |
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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 Gershaft
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