Gersz Surname

1,374,607th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 160 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Gersz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gersz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland1041:365,46940,663
United States491:7,397,121336,459
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Gersz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gersz is borne by more people in Poland than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gersz? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,374,607th most prevalent family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 45,547,162 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 66 percent of Gersz reside; 65 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 65 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

The surname is most widespread in Poland, where it is held by 104 people, or 1 in 365,469. Beside Poland Gersz occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 31 percent are found and Brazil, where 2 percent are found.

Gersz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gersz surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Gersz earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.28% more than the national average, earning $53,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Giersz911,120/
Gerszt9168/
Gers892,852/
Geers807,318/
Gerst805,721/
Guers801,790/
Giers801,528/
Gersh801,519/
Gehrs80785/
Ghers80501/
Gerse80262/
Gerze80128/
Gerss8021/
Girsz8019/
Ågers806/
Ger's801/
Gerrs801/
Gyrsz801/
Gersch732,102/
Gierse731,823/
Geerse73347/
Guerss73280/
Gersht7369/
Geerst7367/
Gierst7351/
Gehers7348/
Guerse7327/
Giersh7321/
Gershe7310/
Gherst7310/
Guerze737/
Guerrs737/
Guehrs736/
Guerst734/
Gherrs732/
Gierss731/
Ghersh731/
Gueirs731/
Gherss731/
Getrse731/
Gheers731/
Ghiers731/
Gerrze731/
Geiers731/
Gersth731/
Gerrse730/
Ghears730/
Gehrst730/
Giersch672,863/
Girs67729/
Gerß6755/
Gersova6721/
Gerx6717/
Guersch6716/
Gerš678/
Gersová675/
Guersse673/
Ghersse672/
Gerś671/
Gīrs671/
Ghersth671/
Guesrse671/
Guersth671/
Gjrs671/

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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 Gersz
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