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Where Does The Last Name Gershom Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Gershom (Hindi: गेर्शीम, Marathi: गेरशोम) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gershom? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Gershom is the 767,694^th most commonly used last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 19,642,981 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 45 percent of Gershom reside; 33 percent reside in West Africa and 33 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gershom is also the 58,445^th most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 10,737 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 122 people, or 1 in 1,451,990. In Nigeria Gershom is most frequent in: Rivers, where 36 percent reside, Bayelsa, where 20 percent reside and Cross River, where 17 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this last name is found in 22 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 21 percent reside and The United States, where 20 percent reside.

Gershom Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Gershom has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gershom surname increased 1,233 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gershom Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Gershom surname are 23.69% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 76.92% registered with the political party.

Gershom earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.6% less than the national average, earning $41,594 USD per year.