Gersun Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

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

Gersun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gersun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
England11:55,718,059489,080

Gersun (39) may also be a first name.

Gersun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gersun occurs most in South Africa. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gersun? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,206,983rd most frequently held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 68 percent of Gersun live; 68 percent live in Southern Africa and 68 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,637,361st most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 39 people.

This last name is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 3,611,847. In South Africa Gersun is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 100 percent live. Excluding South Africa it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 18 percent live and Brazil, where 9 percent live.

Gersun Last Name Statistics demography

Gersun earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 22.15% less than the national average, earning R 184,992 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gershun92177/
Ersun91497/
Gershune869/
Gerson8313,060/
Sersun83167/
Hersun8337/
Gorsun8320/
Garsun839/
Ershun834/
Gerzun833/
Ersund832/
Yersun831/
Görsun831/
Gercun830/
Gershon777,992/
Hershun77429/
Khersun77218/
Gerzson7784/
Gerszon7729/
Gersson7722/
Gierson7720/
Geerson7713/
Sershun7712/
Giercun774/
Hearsun774/
Garsoun774/
Hersund772/
Gerchun771/
Gershum771/
Gersonn771/
Gerrson771/
Gorsoun771/
Hersunn770/
Gershunova7538/
Ghersousen751/
Guerschunt751/
Guerschung751/
Erson73808/
Erzun7313/
Ersum738/
Ercun735/
Erjun731/
Gierszon71276/
Giershausen7161/
Gershzon7135/
Gerchoun715/
Erschoun711/
Hershung711/
Chershun711/
Guerzoun711/
Herson671,763/
Gerzon671,558/
Ersson671,147/
Jerson67331/
Hercun67151/
Girson67145/
Herzun6779/
Görsün6741/
Herschung6737/
Herjun6730/
Hersum6726/
Earson6721/
Iorsun6716/
Zerson6715/
Ershon6711/
Ehrson679/
Guerchoun679/
Yerson678/
Görson677/
Guerzoune677/
Ierson676/
Cirsun675/
Erjuin674/
Sirsun673/
Garzun672/
Erzhun671/
Gherschon671/
Gercuń671/
Eerson671/
Errson671/
Gorzun671/
Eirson670/
Gehherson670/

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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 Gersun
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