Gershem Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Gershem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
Gershem (77) may also be a first name.
Gershem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gershem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gershem (Marathi: गेरशेम) is found most frequently in India. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Gershem click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gershem? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Gershem occurs predominantly in Asia, where 60 percent of Gershem reside; 40 percent reside in North America and 40 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Gershem is also the 1,100,117th most frequently held forename world-wide, borne by 77 people.
The last name Gershem is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 383,532,691. In India Gershem is primarily found in: Maharashtra, where 100 percent are found. Not including India this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 40 percent are found and Israel, where 20 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gersem | 92 | 7 | / |
| Gershen | 86 | 440 | / |
| Ghersem | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ersem | 83 | 171 | / |
| Gershien | 80 | 11 | / |
| Jersheim | 80 | 4 | / |
| Gherzhem | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ghershen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sersem | 77 | 135 | / |
| Erchem | 77 | 29 | / |
| Hersem | 77 | 13 | / |
| Gorsem | 77 | 6 | / |
| Gergem | 77 | 2 | / |
| Erzhem | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gercem | 77 | 1 | / |
| Earsem | 77 | 0 | / |
| Gersim | 77 | 0 | / |
| Ghersheen | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ghershine | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sershen | 71 | 234 | / |
| Gershin | 71 | 101 | / |
| Iorshem | 71 | 63 | / |
| Herseim | 71 | 32 | / |
| Gersene | 71 | 15 | / |
| Hershim | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gherzem | 71 | 1 | / |
| Girshen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cherchem | 67 | 289 | / |
| Erzem | 67 | 94 | / |
| Gershion | 67 | 52 | / |
| Erjem | 67 | 33 | / |
| Ercem | 67 | 32 | / |
| Ersim | 67 | 30 | / |
| Gershina | 67 | 22 | / |
| Herzheim | 67 | 8 | / |
| Zersheen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guersene | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gershoyn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gershing | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gershain | 67 | 1 | / |
Gershem Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gershem in the Marathi language | ||
| गेरशेम | gerasema | - |
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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 Gershem
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