Gherghisan Surname

343,060th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,069 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Gherghisan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gherghisan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1,0391:19,3242,497
Moldova81:445,17130,722
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
France21:33,211,361423,184
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096

The alternate forms: Gherghişan (116) are calculated separately.

Gherghisan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gherghisan occurs more in Romania more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Gherghişan. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gherghisan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 343,060th most frequently occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 6,817,162 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Gherghisan reside; 98 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 98 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

The surname is most common in Romania, where it is carried by 1,039 people, or 1 in 19,324. In Romania it is most common in: Tulcea County, where 40 percent live, Constanța County, where 22 percent live and Galați County, where 17 percent live. Other than Romania this last name is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Moldova, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Gherghisan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gherghisan surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.

Gherghisan earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 44.55% less than the national average, earning $23,925 USD per year.

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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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  • 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 Gherghisan
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