Gershof Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Gershof Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gershof Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gershoff9387/
Ershof929/
Gersof921/
Goershoff8815/
Gershov8677/
Gershow8651/
Ershoff8636/
Gersoff8614/
Hershoff80131/
Gershova8021/
Gershaft8020/
Gerschow8017/
Gorshoff8017/
Girshoff804/
Hershoft801/
Erschoff801/
Gerchoff800/
Ershov7747,643/
Ersoff7755/
Ershow7753/
Gersov7726/
Gerzof7711/
Ershaf7710/
Ersosf773/
Gerschaft751/
Ershova7155,027/
Yershov71965/
Gerchow71249/
Gershaw71106/
Sershov7181/
Erchoff7175/
Gorshov7155/
Ershuov7143/
Erschov7124/
Girshov7123/
Gersova7121/
Hershow7117/
Gerzoff7116/
Gorshow7115/
Erschow7115/
Gerchov7115/
Hershov7114/
Gerzhov7110/
Iershov717/
Garsoff716/
Yershow715/
Garshov713/
Herzhof713/
Gorsoff712/
Ershovs711/
Gershab711/
Jerszof711/
Ershoov711/
Herrschoff711/
Garshow710/
Ersov671,119/
Yershova67798/
Herzhoff67125/
Hershaft6775/
Chershov6765/
Jerschow6760/
Girshova6725/
Gerzhova6722/
Hershaff6715/
Jerschov6714/
Hershova6711/
Erschova6711/
Herschow677/
Iershova676/
Ersaf676/
Jershova672/
Herchoff671/
Herscopf671/
Eershova671/
Jershovs671/
Gorshuov671/
Searsoff671/
Ierchoff671/
Herschov671/
Giercoff671/
Erschowa671/
Gerchaft670/
Erchhoff670/

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