Gertsak Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Gertsak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gertsak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Gertsak Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gertsak (Russian: Герцак) is held by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gertsak? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,968,613th most frequently held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Gertsak live; 75 percent live in Eastern Europe and 50 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 48,041,019. In Russia it is mostly found in: Moscow, where 33 percent reside, Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, where 33 percent reside and Saint Petersburg, where 33 percent reside. Other than Russia this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Kazakhstan, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ertsak9239/
Hertsak8675/
Gercsak8618/
Sertsak863/
Gretsak862/
Gertchak801/
Gercak77151/
Gerčak778/
Gerzak771/
Gertsog711,195/
Gerczak71410/
Gerchak71227/
Gortzak71182/
Gierzak7190/
Gercsák7139/
Hertzak7114/
Gerzack7112/
Gertsogova718/
Erdsack717/
Hyrtsak712/
Gerciak711/
Gierszczak711/
Jerzsak711/
Eartzak711/
Giercak711/
Grettschak711/
Hertsac710/
Gierczak674,622/
Erzak67166/
Erçak6730/
Gierchak6719/
Gertsoyg6711/
Gerdsook673/
Gretchak673/
Hertczak672/
Hertsock672/
Irtschak671/
Geirczak671/
Gartczak671/
Ercak671/
Gresczak671/
Hertsook670/
Hertsagg670/

Gertsak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gertsak in the Russian language
Герцакgercak-

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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 Gertsak
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