Gerszt Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

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

Gerszt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gerszt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
England71:7,959,723202,100
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
France21:33,211,361423,184
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Gerszt Last Name Facts

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

Gerszt is found most frequently in South Africa. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Gerszt click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerszt? popularity and diffusion

Gerszt is the 2,312,869th most prevalent last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 107,169,793 people. The last name Gerszt is primarily found in The Americas, where 49 percent of Gerszt are found; 26 percent are found in Southern Africa and 26 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Gerszt is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 3,009,872. In South Africa Gerszt is most common in: Gauteng, where 94 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 6 percent are found. Other than South Africa Gerszt is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Brazil, where 22 percent are found.

Gerszt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gerszt surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gerszt earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 4.42% less than the national average, earning R 227,124 per year and in United States they earn 2.93% more than the national average, earning $44,412 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gerszte921/
Gerst915,721/
Gersz91160/
Giersz831,120/
Gerste83283/
Goerst8376/
Gersht8369/
Geerst8367/
Gierst8351/
Herszt8312/
Gherst8310/
Gerstz836/
Guerst834/
Gersth831/
Gersts831/
Gehrst830/
Geirst830/
Gers802,852/
Erst80142/
Erzt807/
Gerscht7735/
Gerszcz774/
Guersth771/
Ghersth771/
Cherszt771/
Gerstte770/
Gerstts770/
Geers737,318/
Gorst733,983/
Garst732,658/
Guers731,790/
Giers731,528/
Gersh731,519/
Herst73794/
Gehrs73785/
Ghers73501/
Gerse73262/
Jersz73173/
Girst73164/
Gerze73128/
Erste73127/
Ersts7347/
Gerss7321/
Girsz7319/
Ierst7318/
Earst739/
Görst738/
Yerst737/
Ågers736/
Serst733/
Zersz733/
Ehrst732/
Gyrst732/
Ger's731/
Gerrs731/
Ersht731/
Herzt731/
Jerst731/
Eurst731/
Erstø731/
Gyrsz731/
Erstt730/
Cerst730/
Earzt730/
Gerstová712/
Gierscht711/
Gersch672,102/
Hearst671,927/
Gierse671,823/
Geerse67347/
Guerss67280/
Gertje67264/
Gharst67251/
Herrst67103/
Gehers6748/
Guerse6727/
Sgiers6724/
Giersh6721/
Ghorst6718/
Gorsht6713/
Sierst6713/
Gershe6710/
Hersht6710/
Guerrs677/
Guerze677/
Guehrs676/
Girsht673/
Heurst673/
Eerste673/
Herste672/
Siersz672/
Gherrs672/
Gershtova671/
Kherst671/
Hersth671/
Hierst671/
Ghirst671/
Hersst671/
Jersze671/
Geiers671/
Gerrze671/
Gierss671/
Ghiers671/
Gheers671/
Getrse671/
Gherss671/
Gueirs671/
Ghersh671/
Cherst670/
Garrst670/
Searst670/
Yoerst670/
Guirst670/
Girste670/
Ghears670/
Heirst670/
Gerrse670/
Garsth670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gerszt
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