Gershof Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Gershof Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 8 | 1:1,069,704 | 62,476 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
Gershof Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gershof Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gershof is found most in Israel. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gershof? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gershof is the 5,213,395th most frequently used surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 57 percent of Gershof reside; 57 percent reside in West Asia and 57 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia.
Gershof is most commonly used in Israel, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 1,069,704. In Israel it is mostly concentrated in: Haifa District, where 50 percent live and Northern District, where 50 percent live. Barring Israel it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 21 percent live and The United States, where 21 percent live.
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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 Gershof
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