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
The surname Gerš is held by more people in Czechia than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Gers or Gerś. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gerš? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gerš is the 6,723,624th most common surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Gerš live; 88 percent live in Eastern Europe and 88 percent live in West Slavic Europe.
The last name is most prevalent in Czechia, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 2,126,694. In Czechia it is most common in: Liberec Region, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Czechia this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 25 percent are found and Serbia, where 13 percent are found.
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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