Gerš Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Gerš Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
The alternate forms: Gers (2,852) & Gerś (1) are calculated separately.
Gerš Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gerš Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gerš is found most in Czechia. It may appear in the variant forms: Gers or Gerś. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gerš? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gerš is the 6,723,624th most frequent surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gerš live; 88 percent live in Eastern Europe and 88 percent live in West Slavic Europe.
The surname is most commonly used in Czechia, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 2,126,694. In Czechia Gerš is primarily found in: Liberec Region, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Czechia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Slovakia, where 25 percent live and Serbia, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gers | 92 | 2,852 | / |
| Gerś | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gerß | 75 | 55 | / |
| Gerx | 75 | 17 | / |
| Herš | 75 | 13 | / |
| Erőš | 75 | 3 | / |
| Geršová | 73 | 8 | / |
| Geers | 67 | 7,318 | / |
| Gerst | 67 | 5,721 | / |
| Guers | 67 | 1,790 | / |
| Goers | 67 | 1,621 | / |
| Giers | 67 | 1,528 | / |
| Gersh | 67 | 1,519 | / |
| Gehrs | 67 | 785 | / |
| Ghers | 67 | 501 | / |
| Jerše | 67 | 292 | / |
| Gerse | 67 | 262 | / |
| Gerch | 67 | 198 | / |
| Gersz | 67 | 160 | / |
| Gerze | 67 | 128 | / |
| Gerce | 67 | 127 | / |
| Gerss | 67 | 21 | / |
| Gerje | 67 | 17 | / |
| Geršňová | 67 | 12 | / |
| Gierś | 67 | 11 | / |
| Geirs | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ågers | 67 | 6 | / |
| Goerß | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gerçe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gierß | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gerrs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ger's | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaers | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Gerš
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