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Where Does The Last Name Gervas Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Gervas (Georgian: გერვას, Russian: Гервас) is found most in Tanzania. It can also be rendered as a variant: Gervás or Gérvas. For other possible spellings of Gervas click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gervas? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Gervas is the 15,542^nd most common last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 203,194 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Gervas reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Gervas is also the 43,927^th most frequently held forename worldwide. It is borne by 16,267 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 35,089 people, or 1 in 1,509. In Tanzania Gervas is most prevalent in: Mwanza Region, where 19 percent are found, Kigoma Region, where 16 percent are found and Geita Region, where 10 percent are found. Barring Tanzania this last name is found in 31 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 1 percent are found and Spain, where 1 percent are found.

Gervas Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Gervas has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,833 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gervas Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Gervas surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Gervas last name are 36.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 90% registered to vote for the party.

Gervas earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.2% less than the national average, earning $40,473 USD per year.