Gersons Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Latvia

Gersons Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gersons Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gersons (20) may also be a first name.

Gersons Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gersons occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gersons? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,057,639th most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 80 percent of Gersons live; 60 percent live in Western Europe and 60 percent live in Germanic Europe. Gersons is also the 2,446,817th most widespread first name globally, held by 20 people.

The surname Gersons is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 1,876,353. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: North Holland, where 78 percent live, South Holland, where 11 percent live and Utrecht, where 11 percent live. Barring The Netherlands it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Latvia, where 20 percent live and Brazil, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gersans8612/
Garsons866/
Hersons862/
Gersuns861/
Gorsons861/
Jersons861/
Earsons860/
Girssons802/
Garshons802/
Searsons800/
Gercans7134/
Sirsons7127/
Gorsans712/
Gercuns711/
Cerzons711/
Cercons711/
Erchons710/
Hirssons678/
Gershenz676/
Hiršsons671/
Gregions670/
Gorsshans631/
Ercans621/
Chershansh594/
Serzans57100/
Herjans576/
Grejans571/
Seržāns571/
Serzhans531/
Greggians501/

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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 Gersons
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