Gerža Surname

793,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 355 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Gerža Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gerža Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia3371:31,5535,133
Slovakia151:355,76348,124
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

The alternate forms: Gerza (166) are calculated separately.

Gerža Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gerža is found most in Czechia. It can appear in the variant forms: Gerza. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerža? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 793,288th most numerous surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 20,528,298 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gerža reside; 99 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 99 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

The last name Gerža is most common in Czechia, where it is held by 337 people, or 1 in 31,553. In Czechia it is primarily concentrated in: Zlín Region, where 60 percent live, Olomouc Region, where 9 percent live and South Moravian Region, where 9 percent live. Excluding Czechia Gerža is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Slovakia, where 4 percent live and Serbia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gerza93166/
Gersa8023/
Garža8021/
Gerja8011/
Gerca808/
Geržo803/
Guerza732,544/
Gherca731,195/
Gierza73619/
Ghersa73258/
Gerzat7359/
Gerzha7339/
Gergia7328/
Gherja7326/
Gersay7324/
Gersha7323/
Giersa7312/
Geirza737/
Geršňa735/
Guersa734/
Gersia734/
Gergea732/
Gersau732/
Gercha732/
Gerjau732/
Gherza732/
Gaersa731/
Ngerza731/
Gersoa731/
Gercìa731/
Gerzea730/
Ersa671,039/
Erza67337/
Erja67140/
Erca67107/
Ghercea6783/
Guerdja6777/
Guersas6761/
Gerzsai6736/
Ghergia6717/
Gershad6717/
Gerzeau6716/
Gershah6713/
Gerchas6712/
Gerzais676/
Dzierža676/
Gerchau675/
Ngersai674/
Guerssa674/
Gherzai672/
Goergia672/
Giergia671/
Gershat671/
Gherssa671/
Guerrza671/
Gerceau671/
Gerjais671/
Gersapp671/
Gherjau671/
Guercha671/
Greåžea671/
Gersais671/
Gersaya671/
Gerscha671/
Giercha671/
Gerchad671/
Gerchat670/

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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
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  • 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 Gerža
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