Gertman Surname

523,789th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 620 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Gertman Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gertman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1721:2,107,319133,796
Belarus1481:64,19610,673
Israel1371:62,4647,884
Russia1241:1,162,28385,907
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Gertman (11) may also be a first name.

Gertman Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gertman (Russian: Гертман) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Gertman.

How Common Is The Last Name Gertman? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 523,789th most widespread surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 11,754,106 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 40 percent of Gertman live; 35 percent live in Eastern Europe and 35 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held forename in the world, borne by 11 people.

Gertman is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 172 people, or 1 in 2,107,319. In The United States Gertman is most numerous in: New York, where 19 percent live, California, where 13 percent live and Florida, where 8 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 24 percent live and Israel, where 22 percent live.

Gertman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gertman has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 555 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gertman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Orthodox (80%) in Russia and Orthodox (86%) in Belarus.

In The United States those bearing the Gertman surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Gertman earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.29% less than the national average, earning $33,962 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Gertman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gertman in the Russian language
Гертманgertman-

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Gertman Reference & Research

Goetzman FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Gartman - Girtman FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

Goetzman FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Gertman
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis