Gherbst Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Moldova
Highest density in:
Moldova

Gherbst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Gherbst Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Russia21:72,061,528727,117

Gherbst Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gherbst occurs more in Moldova more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gherbst? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gherbst is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Gherbst is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Gherbst live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 50 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

It is most common in Moldova, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 1,780,684. In Moldova it is most prevalent in: Chișinău Municipality, where 100 percent are found. Not including Moldova Gherbst occurs in one country. It is also common in Russia, where 50 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gerbst92174/
Gerbszt8627/
Gerbs8361/
Gerpst778/
Grebst775/
Gerbsch71304/
Grebs6775/
Gervs673/
Gerps671/
Greps5022/
Girps5020/
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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 Gherbst
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