Gherghin Surname
Approximately 459 people bear this surname
Gherghin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 455 | 1:44,127 | 5,541 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Gherghin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gherghin Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gherghin is borne by more people in Romania than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gherghin? popularity and diffusion
Gherghin is the 656,126th most commonly used surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 15,877,006 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Gherghin are found; 99 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 99 percent are found in Romanian Europe.
This surname is most frequently used in Romania, where it is held by 455 people, or 1 in 44,127. In Romania Gherghin is most frequent in: Argeș County, where 23 percent are found, Vâlcea County, where 22 percent are found and Alba County, where 16 percent are found. Not including Romania this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gergin | 86 | 5,531 | / |
| Gerguin | 80 | 10 | / |
| Gergine | 80 | 2 | / |
| Guergin | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gerging | 80 | 1 | / |
| Guerguin | 75 | 47 | / |
| Gergoine | 75 | 13 | / |
| Gherghenova | 74 | 2 | / |
| Girgin | 71 | 30,621 | / |
| Gergen | 71 | 2,939 | / |
| Gregin | 71 | 2,366 | / |
| Gerginova | 71 | 716 | / |
| Gergün | 71 | 91 | / |
| Gerginová | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gergne | 71 | 1 | / |
| Guergen | 67 | 38 | / |
| Gregine | 67 | 34 | / |
| Girgine | 67 | 20 | / |
| Giergen | 67 | 12 | / |
| Guergne | 67 | 2 | / |
| Girngin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gregain | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gregoin | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gerggen | 67 | 0 | / |
| Geergen | 67 | 0 | / |
| Greggin | 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 Gherghin
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