Gervaz Surname
Approximately 1,045 people bear this surname
Gervaz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 789 | 1:67,100 | 7,079 |
| France | 159 | 1:417,753 | 60,954 |
| Brazil | 39 | 1:5,489,085 | 137,424 |
| Uruguay | 32 | 1:107,242 | 10,337 |
| Switzerland | 23 | 1:357,083 | 27,273 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Gervaz (175) may also be a first name.
Gervaz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gervaz Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gervaz (Georgian: გერვაზ) is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gervaz? popularity and diffusion
It is the 349,405th most numerous last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 6,973,728 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 76 percent of Gervaz are found; 76 percent are found in East Africa and 76 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 690,096th most frequently occurring given name world-wide It is held by 175 people.
The surname is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is held by 789 people, or 1 in 67,100. In Tanzania Gervaz is most common in: Kagera Region, where 78 percent reside, Geita Region, where 21 percent reside and Mwanza Region, where 1 percent reside. Other than Tanzania this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in France, where 15 percent reside and Brazil, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gervaz Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gervaz in the Georgian language | ||
| გერვაზ | gervaz | - |
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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 Gervaz
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