Gershion Surname
Approximately 52 people bear this surname
Gershion Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 47 | 1:3,768,995 | 108,818 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gershion (75) may also be a first name.
Gershion Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gershion Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gershion is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gershion? popularity and diffusion
Gershion is the 2,689,253rd most commonly occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. The surname Gershion occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Gershion live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gershion is also the 1,116,575th most numerous first name globally It is held by 75 people.
It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 47 people, or 1 in 3,768,995. In Nigeria Gershion is mostly found in: Plateau, where 60 percent reside and Rivers, where 40 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 8 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.
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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 Gershion
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