Gerts Surname

124,073rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,676 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Gerts Surname User-submission:

Likely a variant spelling (under Russian influence) of the German/Yiddish surnames Herz and Hertz (both meaning 'heart'). The initial letter G is due to Russian influence, since Russian has no h and alters the letter h to g in borrowed words and foreign names.

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Gerts Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia2,7131:53,1236,968
Kazakhstan2131:83,0169,648
United States1691:2,144,727135,635
Belarus1681:56,5549,609
Netherlands1121:150,77822,601
South Africa551:985,04961,274
Uzbekistan441:702,93514,831
Germany411:1,963,548108,338
Brazil311:6,905,624162,221
Poland181:2,111,597101,748
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Transnistria141:33,9075,291
Moldova141:254,38322,033
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Latvia91:227,78322,848
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Georgia61:624,25819,750
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Kyrgyzstan31:1,990,88579,765
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
England21:27,859,030389,889
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States611:823,25750,999

Gerts (58) may also be a first name.

Gerts Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Likely a variant spelling (under Russian influence) of the German/Yiddish surnames Herz and Hertz (both meaning 'heart'). The initial letter G is due to Russian influence, since Russian has no h and alters the letter h to g in borrowed words and foreign names.

- haffman97

Gerts Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gerts (Georgian: გერც, Russian: Герц) has its highest incidence in Russia. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerts? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gerts is the 124,073rd most widely held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,982,466 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 62 percent of Gerts live; 57 percent live in Eastern Europe and 55 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,295,729th most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 58 people.

Gerts is most numerous in Russia, where it is held by 2,713 people, or 1 in 53,123. In Russia it is most frequent in: Moscow, where 16 percent are found, Saint Petersburg, where 7 percent are found and Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Russia this last name is found in 34 countries. It is also found in Kazakhstan, where 6 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Gerts Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gerts has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gerts last name rose 277 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gerts Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Orthodox (91%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus, Orthodox (80%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (89%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Gerts surname are 4.11% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 50.88% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gerts earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 75.92% less than the national average, earning R 57,216 per year; in United States they earn 0.15% less than the national average, earning $43,083 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.02% more than the national average, earning $65,593 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geerts9113,784/
Gertse913,687/
Gerdts911,662/
Gehrts91448/
Gierts91202/
Gerths91130/
Goerts9183/
Guerts9162/
Gertts9129/
Gertsh914/
Geirts913/
Gherts912/
Gertds912/
Gaerts911/
Gerrts911/
Gersts911/
Gertst910/
Gertzs910/
Gert894,951/
Erts89315/
Gertsch832,381/
Geerdts83433/
Geertse83262/
Gheerts8329/
Goerdts8323/
Gertshe8320/
Guertse834/
Geirtts833/
Gertsth832/
Gerrdts831/
Geeerts831/
Geertst831/
Gerth8010,317/
Gertz806,485/
Gerdt802,650/
Gehrt802,154/
Herts80847/
Gerds80793/
Gerte80655/
Grets80333/
Geert80316/
Gorts80218/
Girts80216/
Görts8090/
Garts8079/
Ersts8047/
Ghert8035/
Earts8013/
Ægert8012/
Guert8011/
Gerht808/
Serts807/
Giert803/
Eurts802/
Gertt802/
Sgert801/
Certs801/
Kgert801/
Dgert801/
Erths801/
Gertc800/
Ertzs800/
Yerts800/
Eirts800/
Gerrt800/
Gertsova77145/
Goertsch772/
Gooierts771/
Hgaerths771/
Gertsche770/
Geehrdts770/
Guertsch770/
Goertz738,253/
Gertze733,190/
Gierth731,761/
Giertz731,294/
Geertz73588/
Gordts73435/
Gerőcs73391/
Geerds73351/
Gerdtz73329/
Ertsås73201/
Sierts73137/
Heerts73101/
Gehrtz7380/
Gerthe7370/
Eherts7359/
Gehrdt7334/
Guerth7329/
Guertz7326/
Gretts7325/
Kherts7318/
Gaertz7317/
Guerte7317/
Gherth7315/
Geiert7313/
Gertch7311/
Gerdås7310/
Cherts739/
Gierte739/
Gierds739/
Égertz738/
Ertzås737/
Gerstz736/
Gertte736/
Gierdt735/
Serdts734/
Hearts733/
Gehrte733/
Hertst732/
Gerhtz732/
Gortts732/
Gerhdt732/
Ertsch731/
Gredts731/
Geerdt731/
Gercsh731/
Girets731/
Ghertz731/
Zierts731/
Geerte731/
Gerdth731/
Yertse731/
Gehrth731/
Hertse731/
Hertss731/
Geirtz730/
Hertts730/
Guerdt730/
Gertcz730/
Yertts730/
Cearts730/
Girdts730/
Seirts730/
Gortzs730/
Searts730/
Giertzsch719/
Sert6756,983/
Gerz671,879/
Ertz671,672/
Gerd67911/
Girt67888/
Gerc67703/
Gret67613/
Hertsch67241/
Hjertås67165/
Zert67137/
Cert6772/
Jert6757/
Žert6752/
Ertsova6728/
Gerstch6712/
Hägertz6710/
Gertova679/
Uijerts679/
Gortsch676/
Geerdtz675/
Ghersci674/
Gerszcz674/
Gartsch673/
Goehrtz672/
Geherte672/
Gerć672/
Heart's672/
Guertte671/
Geerdtsová671/
Gehiert671/
Gihertz671/
Shzerts671/
Ärts671/
Geerrtz671/
Görtsch671/
Gertche671/
Gerč671/
Ertzsch671/
Gerttze671/
Geerdst671/
Ghertte671/
Irts671/
Heartts670/

Gerts Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gerts in the Georgian language
გერცgerts-
Gerts in the Russian language
Герцgerc-

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