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

The last name Gershon (Arabic: جرشون, Georgian: გერშონ, Marathi: गेरशोन, Russian: Гершон) is held by more people in Ghana than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

The surname Gershon is the 62,770^th most widely held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 911,855 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 43 percent of Gershon are found; 41 percent are found in West Africa and 41 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gershon is also the 50,480^th most frequently held given name world-wide It is held by 13,301 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Ghana, where it is carried by 2,632 people, or 1 in 10,266. Not including Ghana this last name occurs in 48 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 29 percent are found and The United States, where 22 percent are found.

Gershon Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Gershon has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gershon surname grew 5,616 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 563 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gershon Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Gershon surname are 44.88% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 98.11% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gershon earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 22.67% more than the national average, earning $52,932 USD per year and in Canada they earn 37.85% more than the national average, earning $68,486 CAD per year.