Gertsen Surname

151,840th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,900 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Denmark

Gertsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gertsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1,6321:88,31111,062
Netherlands3281:51,4858,839
United States2921:1,241,29887,773
Kazakhstan2481:71,3008,581
Denmark1451:38,9294,066
Germany551:1,463,73689,144
South Africa471:1,152,71766,933
Belarus451:211,13526,436
Kyrgyzstan241:248,86123,238
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Wales91:343,83718,086
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Tajikistan91:931,8555,350
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
England61:9,286,343223,652
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Gertsen (12) may also be a first name.

Gertsen Last Name Facts

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

Gertsen (Georgian: გერცენ, Russian: Герцен) occurs most in Russia. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gertsen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 151,840th most commonly occurring family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,512,947 people. The surname Gertsen is mostly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Gertsen live; 41 percent live in Eastern Europe and 41 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Gertsen is also the 3,306,491st most widely held given name at a global level, borne by 12 people.

The surname Gertsen is most prevalent in Russia, where it is held by 1,632 people, or 1 in 88,311. In Russia it is most prevalent in: Orenburg Oblast, where 8 percent live, Astrakhan Oblast, where 8 percent live and Moscow, where 8 percent live. Excluding Russia Gertsen is found in 25 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 11 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

Gertsen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Gertsen last name is predominantly Orthodox (78%) in Russia, Orthodox (75%) in Belarus and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Gertsen last name are 5.73% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 52.5% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gertsen earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 32.7% less than the national average, earning R 159,936 per year; in United States they earn 11.69% more than the national average, earning $48,191 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.12% less than the national average, earning $35,215 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geertsen931,133/
Giertsen93198/
Gerthsen9321/
Goertsen9317/
Guertsen936/
Gerttsen931/
Gerrtsen931/
Ertsen9215/
Gertschen88186/
Geerthsen88148/
Geertseen881/
Gertzen861,669/
Gerdsen86629/
Gertsin86569/
Gertson86390/
Hertsen86116/
Gertgen8694/
Gartsen8682/
Gertsan8645/
Gertsyn8611/
Gretsen864/
Girtsen861/
Sertsen861/
Gertsenova823/
Geerthseen821/
Goertzen804,219/
Gertsson80220/
Geertzen80126/
Geerdsen80111/
Gertchen8095/
Geertson8087/
Gerdtzen8019/
Goertson8017/
Gerrtzen809/
Hjertsen803/
Giertzen802/
Gertsone802/
Gertsyna801/
Khertsen801/
Geertgen801/
Scertsen801/
Serdtsen801/
Hertsoen801/
Guertsan801/
Guertzen801/
Görtsgen801/
Gaertzen801/
Gerdseng801/
Geertjen800/
Gertsing800/
Gerzen77572/
Ertzen7762/
Gercen7724/
Ertsin7718/
Ertson774/
Erdsen771/
Gerdtsson7585/
Guertzgen7531/
Gerthsson759/
Hertschen751/
Goerzen71688/
Görtzen71346/
Gerchen71138/
Sertzen71105/
Gortzen71100/
Hertsan7185/
Jertson7167/
Gartzen7162/
Hertzen7141/
Gerdzen7129/
Iortsen7120/
Gerdson7118/
Gortson7116/
Gretsin7115/
Gertzén7114/
Gärtzen718/
Sertson714/
Yertson713/
Hertsenova713/
Hertsyn713/
Gerdsan713/
Hertson712/
Gretcen712/
Gherzen712/
Ertsang712/
Gretsan711/
Gretson711/
Eartson711/
Gartsin711/
Goertzn711/
Gortsin711/
Gardsen711/
Geerzen711/
Gertzon711/
Gretzen710/
Girtson710/
Erzen673,365/
Erçen67427/
Gretchen67138/
Ercen67116/
Iortseen6730/
Girtchen6725/
Hjertson6719/
Gerčienė6718/
Hertzson6716/
Heartson6714/
Girtsion676/
Hjertzen675/
Goertzan674/
Gerdszon673/
Gerdsson673/
Siertson672/
Gehrchen672/
Gardåsen672/
Earthson671/
Gretshan671/
Yertsian671/
Serdtsin671/
Hjertsén671/
Goerczen671/
Gertzion671/
Ghortsin671/
Garrtson670/
Hertchen670/
Gertzing670/
Gartshon670/
Jerdtson670/
Seirtzen670/
Gertsham670/
Hertshon670/
Garrdsen670/

Gertsen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gertsen in the Georgian language
გერცენgertsen-
Gertsen in the Russian language
Герценgercen-

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Footnotes

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