Gherb Surname
Approximately 102 people bear this surname
Gherb Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moldova | 97 | 1:36,715 | 5,670 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
Gherb Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gherb Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gherb is found in Moldova more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gherb? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,828,462nd most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 71,446,529 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Gherb are found; 96 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 95 percent are found in Romanian Europe.
The surname Gherb is most widely held in Moldova, where it is held by 97 people, or 1 in 36,715. In Moldova it is most prevalent in: Dubăsari District, where 73 percent live, Chișinău Municipality, where 13 percent live and Nisporeni District, where 10 percent live. Outside of Moldova Gherb is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 4 percent live and Transnistria, where 1 percent live.
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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 Gherb
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