Gershow Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
South Africa

Gershow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gershow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:9,061,473385,835
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Gershow Last Name Facts

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

Gershow is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Gershow.

How Common Is The Last Name Gershow? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,718,172nd most numerous family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Gershow live; 78 percent live in North America and 78 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 9,061,473. In The United States Gershow is most numerous in: California, where 43 percent live, Florida, where 28 percent live and Michigan, where 8 percent live. Other than The United States this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 18 percent live and Israel, where 2 percent live.

Gershow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gershow last name are 11.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.33% registered with the party.

The amount Gershow earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 335.3% more than the national average, earning R 1,034,440 per year and in United States they earn 26.45% more than the national average, earning $54,563 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gerschow9317/
Gerchow86249/
Gershaw86106/
Gershov8677/
Gorshow8615/
Gershof8614/
Garshow860/
Gershoff8087/
Jerschow8060/
Gershova8021/
Garsow77119/
Gersov7726/
Sersow775/
Gersof771/
Goershoff7515/
Sershov7181/
Gorshov7155/
Jerchow7132/
Garshaw7124/
Girshov7123/
Jerszow7122/
Gersova7121/
Gerchov7115/
Gersoff7114/
Gerzhov7110/
Garshov713/
Cershaw712/
Ghercow711/
Girshaw711/
Gershab711/
Girshova6725/
Gerzhova6722/
Gershaft6720/
Gorshoff6717/
Jerschov6714/
Girshoff674/
Gorshuov671/
Jershovs671/
Gerchoff670/

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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
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  • 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 Gershow
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