Ghergu Surname

499,041st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 660 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Ghergu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghergu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania6021:33,3524,243
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
United States211:17,259,949572,238
England51:11,143,612252,590
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Ghergu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ghergu is carried by more people in Romania than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Ghergu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghergu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 499,041st most frequently used surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 11,041,736 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Ghergu live; 91 percent live in Eastern Europe and 91 percent live in Romanian Europe.

It is most frequent in Romania, where it is carried by 602 people, or 1 in 33,352. In Romania Ghergu is most common in: Dolj County, where 34 percent are found, Olt County, where 21 percent are found and Teleorman County, where 10 percent are found. Besides Romania it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Kuwait, where 4 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Ghergu Last Name Statistics demography

Ghergu earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.43% more than the national average, earning $50,240 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghergut92518/
Ghergus92384/
Gherguț9283/
Gherguș9215/
Gherguş924/
Ghergou922/
Gergu913/
Ghergout8677/
Gherghut861/
Gergus8366/
Gerguz8366/
Gergou8352/
Guergu832/
Gergut831/
Gergau831/
Gherghout80543/
Gherghouz801/
Gergaud771,402/
Guergou77173/
Geringu7744/
Gergaut7742/
Gergout7725/
Gerengu775/
Gergush774/
Gergous773/
Guergut772/
Gierguś771/
Gerggou771/
Gherghouch755/
Gergó73187/
Gregu73146/
Girgu732/
Ngerengu71267/
Guergous71158/
Guergouz7121/
Geringgu714/
Guergouh714/
Gerengau711/
Gehringu711/
Gergault711/
Guergout711/
Girgus67146/
Girguś6786/
Gregou6786/
Gărguț6752/
Gırgut676/
Gergoe674/
Greggu672/
Greguș671/
Guerghout671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Ghergu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis