Gertsel Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Gertsel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gertsel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia511:2,825,942156,501
Kazakhstan81:2,210,31295,036
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Gertsel (11) may also be a first name.

Gertsel Last Name Facts

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

Gertsel (Georgian: გერცელ, Russian: Герцель) is held by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gertsel? popularity and diffusion

Gertsel is the 2,372,517th most numerous family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. The last name Gertsel occurs mostly in Asia, where 68 percent of Gertsel live; 55 percent live in North Asia and 55 percent live in Slavic North Asia. Gertsel is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 11 people.

The surname Gertsel is most commonly held in Russia, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 2,825,942. In Russia it is most numerous in: Altai Krai, where 37 percent live, Novosibirsk Oblast, where 18 percent live and Omsk Oblast, where 14 percent live. Other than Russia this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Kazakhstan, where 12 percent live and Germany, where 5 percent live.

Gertsel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gertsel surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Communist Partys than the national average, with 50% registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gertsell930/
Gertsl926/
Hertsel8675/
Gertzel8671/
Sertsel8612/
Gertsil861/
Gertzell8036/
Goertzel8034/
Gretszel806/
Hertsell800/
Heartsel800/
Gerzel77319/
Gerçel77199/
Ertzel776/
Gercel774/
Gretschel75559/
Heartsell756/
Gertchell750/
Hertzel71448/
Gretzschel71227/
Gretzel7194/
Hercsel7194/
Gerchel7176/
Görtzel7126/
Sertzel7118/
Goerzel713/
Greztschel711/
Gherzel711/
Gartzel711/
Gretschell711/
Erçel672,139/
Hertzell67102/
Ercel6743/
Yertzell6733/
Gärdsell6726/
Gartzell6722/
Erzel6718/
Heartsil672/
Gardsell671/
Gerchell671/
Gretchel671/
Girtzell670/
Hertchel670/
Gordsell670/
Herdsell670/

Gertsel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gertsel in the Georgian language
გერცელgertsel-
Gertsel in the Russian language
Герцельgercel-

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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 Gertsel
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