Gertsena Surname

1,544,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Gertsena Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gertsena Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1241:1,162,28385,907
Moldova41:890,34246,069
Transnistria31:158,23313,093
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Gertsena Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gertsena (Russian: Герцена) is more frequently found in Russia than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gertsena? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,544,715th most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 54,384,671 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Gertsena reside; 82 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 79 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Gertsena is most common in Russia, where it is held by 124 people, or 1 in 1,162,283. In Russia Gertsena is most prevalent in: Leningrad Oblast, where 23 percent are found, Moscow, where 18 percent are found and Saint Petersburg, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Russia Gertsena is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Moldova, where 3 percent are found and Transnistria, where 2 percent are found.

Gertsena Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Gertsena surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 50% being registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geertsena941/
Gertsina8842/
Hertsena881/
Gertsyna881/
Gercena8021/
Gerzena803/
Gerzseny7522/
Gretsina754/
Gortsyna753/
Gortsina751/
Gartsina751/
Gretseno751/
Gerzsenyi71486/
Ercena713/
Gercsenyi711/
Serdtsina711/
Erzena710/
Garzena67404/
Gerzina67194/
Gercina6728/
Gerzeny6726/
Jercena672/
Gerzana671/
Gorzena671/
Hercena671/
Gierzsenyi671/

Gertsena Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gertsena in the Russian language
Герценаgercena-

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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 Gertsena
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