Gherghe Surname

75,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,488 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Gherghe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gherghe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania6,3921:3,141417
United States301:12,081,964463,456
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
England61:9,286,343223,652
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Gherghe (33) may also be a first name.

Gherghe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gherghe is found in Romania more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gherghe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 75,631st most commonly held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,123,235 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Gherghe reside; 99 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 99 percent reside in Romanian Europe. It is also the 1,807,719th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 33 people.

Gherghe is most numerous in Romania, where it is borne by 6,392 people, or 1 in 3,141. In Romania it is most prevalent in: Bucharest Municipality, where 14 percent live, Olt County, where 9 percent live and Buzău County, where 8 percent live. Beside Romania Gherghe is found in 24 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent live and Germany, where 0 percent live.

Gherghe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gherghe surname are 38.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 85.71% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gherghe earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 142.18% more than the national average, earning $104,500 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.69% more than the national average, earning $51,518 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gherghei9345/
Gherghie9339/
Gherghey9330/
Gherghea936/
Ghergheş931/
Ghearghe931/
Gherge923/
Gerghe921/
Gherghett881/
Gherghi86311/
Guerghe868/
Ghergie862/
Gerghei861/
Ghergeh861/
Gerge83207/
Ghergich8021/
Gherghit806/
Gherghiz802/
Gerges7745,972/
Gerger772,546/
Gergye77496/
Gerget77200/
Gergeľ77157/
Gergez77126/
Gergeh7791/
Gergeç7783/
Gergey7757/
Gerghi7714/
Guerge778/
Ghergi774/
Gerged773/
Geerge772/
Gergea772/
Gergie772/
Gergeĺ772/
Gierge772/
Ngerge771/
Gergge771/
Gerrge771/
Gergeč771/
Gergess71195/
Gergich71161/
Gergett7188/
Gergees7146/
Ghirghi7144/
Gergets7137/
Gerenge7123/
Gergetz7119/
Gergies7114/
Gergish7113/
Ghergui7112/
Gergues7112/
Geerges718/
Guerges717/
Guerghi714/
Gerguer712/
Geringe712/
Guerger712/
Gierger712/
Gergesh712/
Gergeer711/
Gierges711/
Gergier711/
Gergiej711/
Gerrges711/
Gergych711/
Guerguer671,061/
Guergues67758/
Girge67754/
Gergi67542/
Gerga67456/
Guergueh67193/
Guerguet67166/
Grege67104/
Gergescz6725/
Gergisch676/
Giergier675/
Gergeszz675/
Ngerenge674/
Gerringe672/
Guerghit672/
Guerghis671/
Gheeregi671/
Gergeová671/
Giergiej671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gherghe
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