Gershel Surname

1,980,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Gershel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gershel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States741:4,898,094251,818
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
France11:66,422,722504,397
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Gershel (12) may also be a first name.

Gershel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gershel (Russian: Гершель) is found most in The United States. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gershel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,980,395th most prevalent surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 81,882,538 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Gershel reside; 64 percent reside in North America and 64 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent forename internationally, held by 12 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 74 people, or 1 in 4,898,094. In The United States Gershel is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 43 percent reside, Texas, where 12 percent reside and Florida, where 7 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 11 percent reside and Switzerland, where 3 percent reside.

Gershel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gershel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gershel last name expanded 569 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gershel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gershel surname are 39.08% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 92.31% registered with the political party.

Gershel earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.73% more than the national average, earning $53,821 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gerschel93234/
Goershel9311/
Gershell936/
Gersheld931/
Gersel9240/
Gershl921/
Guerschel886/
Hershel86132/
Gerchel8676/
Ghersel8621/
Gorshel8618/
Gersell8610/
Guersel8610/
Erschel8610/
Eurshel861/
Gerrsel861/
Gerssel861/
Gerschl861/
Ershell860/
Ersel83232/
Gersl8321/
Herschel801,442/
Hershell8035/
Garshell8020/
Erschell8019/
Guerssel808/
Hersheld804/
Guerchel804/
Gierszel802/
Earshell801/
Ershelle801/
Gerchell801/
Jerschel801/
Gergel772,265/
Hersel77339/
Gerzel77319/
Iersel77267/
Eersel77232/
Gerçel77199/
Cersel7769/
Girsel7755/
Erseel7721/
Erchel7711/
Gersil775/
Gercel774/
Sersel774/
Gerjel773/
Gersle772/
Geržel772/
Hershl771/
Earsel771/
Ersell770/
Eursel770/
Ersele770/
Herschell75753/
Eirschele7599/
Girschele7562/
Herzschel7521/
Gherchell758/
Herrschel755/
Hierschel752/
Ersl738/
Jerchel71514/
Herchel71344/
Herszel71117/
Gergele7197/
Greschl7157/
Jerschl7133/
Herschl7127/
Ierssel7123/
Greshle7122/
Girzhel7116/
Cersell7115/
Heursel7111/
Erselle718/
Erchele718/
Hirshel717/
Herschelle716/
Gergelt712/
Gergiel711/
Herssel711/
Jerscheild711/
Jershil711/
Girseal711/
Hersell711/
Iorshel711/
Girszel711/
Gherzel711/
Earsell710/
Erchell710/
Sersell710/
Eursell710/
Ersaell710/
Girchel710/
Herrsel710/
Erçel672,139/
Hirschel671,057/
Giergiel67315/
Hergesel67267/
Gresl67242/
Geršl67183/
Ersil67159/
Hersl6795/
Ersül6773/
Ercel6743/
Irsel6742/
Erzel6718/
Herchell6713/
Girschle679/
Herseele678/
Iorsheel677/
Khyrshel675/
Hirshell674/
Girschelová673/
Herschle673/
Ersle673/
Härschel673/
Järschel672/
Jægerschøld672/
Guerchil672/
Chershil671/
Irschell671/
Girssell671/
Sersl671/
Gerslova671/
Herselle671/
Ergesell671/
Hergisel671/
Hearsell670/
Hershill670/
Herschil670/
Herrchel670/
Herchele670/

Gershel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gershel in the Russian language
Гершельgersel-

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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 Gershel
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