Gershvin Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Gershvin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
Gershvin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gershvin Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gershvin (Russian: Гершвин) is found most in Russia. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gershvin? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,063,924th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Gershvin live; 70 percent live in Eastern Europe and 70 percent live in East Slavic Europe.
This last name is most prevalent in Russia, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 16,013,673. In Russia Gershvin is primarily found in: Moscow, where 22 percent reside, Chelyabinsk Oblast, where 11 percent reside and Mordovia Republic, where 11 percent reside. Apart from Russia Gershvin is found in one country. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gershvina | 94 | 2 | / |
| Gerswhin | 88 | 1 | / |
| Gershbein | 82 | 119 | / |
| Gershbain | 82 | 5 | / |
| Hershbein | 71 | 29 | / |
| Hershbain | 71 | 28 | / |
| Gershbeyn | 71 | 27 | / |
| Hershbine | 71 | 24 | / |
| Girshbein | 71 | 1 | / |
| Herschbein | 67 | 31 | / |
| Herschwein | 67 | 0 | / |
| Garšvienė | 59 | 128 | / |
| Hirshbein | 59 | 111 | / |
| Gerszbejn | 59 | 7 | / |
| Girshbeyn | 59 | 7 | / |
| Hirschbein | 56 | 218 | / |
| Hirschbine | 56 | 29 | / |
| Hirsbein | 50 | 28 | / |
| Girzbein | 50 | 4 | / |
| Garzwein | 50 | 0 | / |
Gershvin Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gershvin in the Russian language | ||
| Гершвин | gersvin | - |
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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 Gershvin
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