Gerčak Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Gerčak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gerčak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392

The alternate forms: Gerčák (187), Gercak (151) & Gercák (6) are calculated separately.

Gerčak Last Name Facts

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

Gerčak is carried by more people in Czechia than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Gerčák, Gercak or Gercák. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerčak? popularity and diffusion

Gerčak is the 6,723,624th most frequently used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Gerčak live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The last name is most widespread in Czechia, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 2,126,694. In Czechia Gerčak is most prevalent in: Central Bohemian Region, where 60 percent are found and Olomouc Region, where 40 percent are found. Not including Czechia this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Slovakia, where 38 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gerčák94187/
Gercak94151/
Gercák896/
Gorčak8314/
Gerzak831/
Gerčaková808/
Gerczak77410/
Gerchak77227/
Gierzak7790/
Gercsak7718/
Gerzack7712/
Gertsak774/
Jerčaks771/
Giercak771/
Gerciak771/
Erzak73166/
Erçak7330/
Ercak731/
Gierczak714,622/
Gierchak7119/
Gertchak711/
Geirczak711/
Jerzak672,350/
Erchak67141/
Gorzak67108/
Gerčáková67104/
Gorčák6739/
Ertsak6739/
Erzhak6732/
Yerzak6726/
Herzak6721/
Girčák6715/
Zerzak6713/
Gerzok6712/
Girzak6710/
Hercak675/
Gercakova673/
Gircak672/
Serzak672/
Hirčak671/
Erzack671/

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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 Gerčak
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