Gertan Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Gertan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gertan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia181:8,006,836292,169
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Gertan (19) may also be a first name.

Gertan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gertan (Russian: Гертан) is carried by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gertan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,957,383rd most common surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 68 percent of Gertan are found; 52 percent are found in North Asia and 52 percent are found in Slavic North Asia. Gertan is also the 2,523,061st most widely held given name world-wide It is held by 19 people.

Gertan is most commonly held in Russia, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 8,006,836. In Russia Gertan is most numerous in: Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 67 percent reside, Saint Petersburg, where 11 percent reside and Krasnoyarsk Krai, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Russia this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Kazakhstan, where 16 percent reside and Belarus, where 4 percent reside.

Gertan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gertan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gertan last name decreased 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghertan92143/
Gertane9221/
Gerthan921/
Guertan921/
Gertain920/
Ertan9118,568/
Guertane861/
Certan831,214/
Gortan83903/
Gerton83389/
Hertan83227/
Sertan83224/
Ertane83215/
Girtan83186/
Gartan83135/
Gretan8350/
Gîrtan8340/
Yertan8337/
Görtan8310/
Zertan837/
Erthan833/
Jertan833/
Gertam831/
Gertanova807/
Guerton77509/
Chertan77343/
Girtain7773/
Sertain7763/
Hertane7758/
Serttan7731/
Gorthan7723/
Herttan7720/
Garttan779/
Herthan775/
Gerthon775/
Hertant773/
Grettan772/
Gertong772/
Gartain771/
Certean771/
Ehertan771/
Gairtan771/
Seartan771/
Guirtan771/
Gertton771/
Certaín771/
Garthan770/
Gierton770/
Heirtan770/
Hertgan770/
Gertein770/
Girttan770/
Ertam73286/
Erton73216/
Irtan7395/
Ertanova7122/
Gerdtham7117/
Guertein719/
Gerthong712/
Herthane711/
Earthamn711/
Earthann711/
Herztain711/
Gerttong711/
Gerztein711/
Sehertan711/
Gharthan711/
Scertain710/
Heartand710/
Ceartain710/
Gorton6710,523/
Garton679,249/
Girton672,362/
Yerton67367/
Hirtan67338/
Eurton67273/
Yırtan67215/
Gerteisen67206/
Serton67171/
Herton67164/
Ertong6775/
Hertam6774/
Certon6749/
Iortan6741/
Sirtan6730/
Yortan6715/
Cirtan6714/
Sretan675/
Gertom675/
Ertham674/
Hertanova674/
Greton673/
Jerton673/
Errtam673/
Irtang672/
Jirtan672/
Girtam672/
Airtan672/
Hertanová671/
Ierton671/
Ayrtan671/
Certán671/
Gerdthong671/
Earton670/
Eirton670/

Gertan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gertan in the Russian language
Гертанgertan-

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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
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  • 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 Gertan
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