Gerčer Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Gerčer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gerčer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia441:56,5388,862
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143

The alternate forms: Gercer (69) are calculated separately.

Gerčer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gerčer occurs in Slovenia more than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Gercer. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerčer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,876,555th most frequently occurring surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Gerčer reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in Slovenia, where it is carried by 44 people, or 1 in 56,538. In Slovenia it is primarily concentrated in: Savinja, where 89 percent are found, Central Slovenia, where 7 percent are found and Central Sava, where 2 percent are found. Aside from Slovenia this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Croatia, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gercer9469/
Gerzer83141/
Gertser7733/
Gertzer776/
Gercher773/
Goerzer772/
Erzer73201/
Gerze73128/
Gerce73127/
Ercer736/
Gerçe731/
Gerči731/
Gertcher7143/
Goertzer714/
Gerrzher711/
Gerdzear710/
Gertse673,687/
Herzer673,429/
Gertze673,190/
Zerzer67272/
Hercer67210/
Gercie6753/
Gertscher6738/
Ertzer6736/
Gerzee6729/
Gerzey6721/
Gerche6718/
Ercher6716/
Gercey674/
Gerdze672/
Gerčys672/
Serzer671/
Gercir671/
Gerrze671/
Gerdcherd671/
Gerzea670/

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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 Gerčer
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