Gershman Surname

161,998th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,686 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Gershman Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gershman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5771:229,84122,150
Israel6331:13,5192,071
Russia2561:562,98150,475
Canada721:511,74443,418
England351:1,591,94567,242
Belarus341:279,44332,011
Moldova191:187,44018,150
Latvia171:120,59117,235
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077

Gershman Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gershman (Russian: Гершман) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gershman? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gershman is the 161,998th most frequently occurring last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,713,159 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Gershman are found; 61 percent are found in North America and 61 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Gershman is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 1,577 people, or 1 in 229,841. In The United States Gershman is most frequent in: New York, where 17 percent are found, California, where 12 percent are found and Florida, where 9 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname is found in 25 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 24 percent are found and Russia, where 10 percent are found.

Gershman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Gershman last name is chiefly Orthodox (86%) in Russia and Orthodox (60%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Gershman surname are 44.52% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 97.75% being registered with the party.

The amount Gershman earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 20.32% more than the national average, earning $51,916 USD per year and in Canada they earn 53.73% more than the national average, earning $76,380 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gerschman9497/
Gershmann943/
Ghershman943/
Gersman93119/
Ershman931/
Gerschmann8948/
Guerschman8926/
Gierschman891/
Hershman883,131/
Gersmann88211/
Gerchman88188/
Girshman8887/
Garshman8830/
Greshman8823/
Gersmane8819/
Ghersman8812/
Gerszman8812/
Guersman8811/
Gorshman886/
Earshman884/
Gershmam882/
Ershmand881/
Gaersman880/
Geersman880/
Ersman8680/
Gierschmann8476/
Guerschmann842/
Herschman82383/
Hearshman8249/
Gerdsmann8234/
Gerchmann8219/
Giersmann826/
Hershmann824/
Gorschman824/
Guerchman822/
Heirshman821/
Goersmann821/
Gherchman821/
Hersman80947/
Earsman80254/
Gorsman8022/
Erszman8017/
Garsman8014/
Gercman8012/
Geršman8012/
Gresman8011/
Ehrsman803/
Gerzman801/
Jersman801/
Ersmann800/
Eirsman800/
Erhsman800/
Cersman800/
Erdsman800/
Errsman800/
Herschmann78257/
Ershmanova785/
Guerchmann785/
Hershchman781/
Herrshmann781/
Heirschman780/
Gressman75613/
Hirshman75527/
Herdsman75355/
Herszman7578/
Herchman7563/
Gerzmann7535/
Erchmann7525/
Hjersman7518/
Girzhman7516/
Hyrshman7515/
Ehersman7510/
Gorssman758/
Jersmann757/
Hersmann755/
Girchman753/
Görsmann753/
Gresmann753/
Ehrsmann752/
Herscman752/
Hershmam752/
Eerchman751/
Chersman751/
Hersmane751/
Garsmann751/
Gorsmann751/
Girszman751/
Hearsman750/
Eiresman750/
Hersmand750/
Gorrsman750/
Searsman750/
Gorszman750/
Herrschmann7421/
Hierschmann741/
Hirschman712,497/
Ersmanova7113/
Herchmann7113/
Ercman7112/
Gaarsmann718/
Hirshmann717/
Cherchman717/
Herszmann715/
Erzman714/
Heardsman712/
Herjchman711/
Aayersman711/
Hierszman711/
Herschmam711/
Ehersmann711/
Hearsmann710/
Heirdsman710/
Ersmon710/
Hirschmann6710,027/
Herzman67126/
Hercman6796/
Jerzman6751/
Airsman6749/
Erzmann6728/
Hirsman6717/
Irshmanova6715/
Ayrsman6710/
Gresmon674/
Herschmannová673/
Gorzman672/
Hersmon671/
Sirsman671/
Girzman671/
Grezman671/
Yerzman671/
Chirschman670/
Garsmon670/
Herjman670/

Gershman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gershman in the Russian language
Гершманgersman-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gershman
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