Gervans Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Gervans Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gervans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Gervans (58) may also be a first name.

Gervans Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gervans is found most in Tanzania. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gervans? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,593,402nd most commonly used last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Gervans are found; 83 percent are found in East Africa and 83 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Gervans is also the 1,295,729th most prevalent first name in the world It is held by 58 people.

The surname Gervans is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 10,588,323. In Tanzania Gervans is most numerous in: Geita Region, where 80 percent are found and Arusha Region, where 20 percent are found. Other than Tanzania it occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent are found.

Gervans Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gervans has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gervans surname decreased 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ervans9279/
Servans8667/
Gervens8647/
Hervans861/
Gervons861/
Gorvans860/
Gervance809/
Irvans770/
Garvens71269/
Herwans7111/
Herbans713/
Girvens712/
Servons711/
Hervanz711/
Ervance710/
Gorvens710/
Scerbans6720/
Sirvains672/
Irwans62129/
Ervões624/
Oirbans57111/
Zerbons571/
Irwannst538/

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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 Gervans
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