Gerşon Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Gerşon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gerşon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey311:2,510,36878,475
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Gerson (13,060) & Gérson (1) are calculated separately.

Gerşon (11) may also be a first name.

Gerşon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gerşon occurs in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Gerson or Gérson. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerşon? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,485,539th most widely held last name globally, held by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. The last name Gerşon is mostly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Gerşon live; 50 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 50 percent live in East Thrace and Karpass. It is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent forename in the world. It is borne by 11 people.

The surname Gerşon is most frequently occurring in Turkey, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 2,510,368. In Turkey Gerşon is primarily found in: Istanbul Province, where 97 percent live and Balikesir Province, where 3 percent live. Apart from Turkey this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gerson9413,060/
Gérson891/
Gerzon831,558/
Gercon8320/
Girşon837/
Gerçon831/
Gerjon831/
Gershon777,992/
Guerzon772,224/
Guerson77838/
Gherson77112/
Gerzson7784/
Gersone7762/
Gersohn7732/
Gerszon7729/
Gerchon7725/
Gersson7722/
Gierson7720/
Geerson7713/
Gerzhon778/
Gersion775/
Gersong772/
Guerçon772/
Gergion771/
Gersonn771/
Gherzon771/
Gerrson771/
Gierszon71276/
Guerchon71113/
Gershzon7135/
Gerschon7132/
Gershone7130/
Guershon7121/
Guersone7110/
Gerchoun715/
Gerdjohn714/
Gershong713/
Ghershon712/
Guerzone712/
Gueirzon711/
Guerzoun711/
Gherchon711/
Gershoyn711/
Gerrjohn710/
Gersen67522/
Gercan67502/
Cerson67381/
Jerson67331/
Gersom67304/
Gersan67300/
Girson67145/
Gerzan67123/
Cerzon6749/
Zerzon6730/
Gercen6724/
Zerson6715/
Geržan6713/
Guerchoun679/
Serzon679/
Jerzon679/
Gerjan678/
Grezon678/
Guerzoune677/
Gerzonová674/
Gershzohn673/
Girzon673/
Cercon673/
Jerjon671/
Gherschon671/
Geršan671/
Guersonne671/
Geegerson670/
Gehherson670/

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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 Gerşon
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