Ghers Surname
Approximately 501 people bear this surname
Ghers Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 491 | 1:78,679 | 12,442 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Ghers (56) may also be a first name.
Ghers Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ghers Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ghers is borne by more people in Algeria than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghers? popularity and diffusion
It is the 615,220th most commonly used last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 14,546,000 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ghers reside; 99 percent reside in North Africa and 99 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 1,321,957th most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 56 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Algeria, where it is held by 491 people, or 1 in 78,679. In Algeria Ghers is most frequent in: El Taref Province, where 86 percent are found, Souk Ahras Province, where 12 percent are found and Aïn Defla Province, where 1 percent are found. Besides Algeria this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 1 percent are found and Moldova, where 0 percent are found.
Ghers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Ghers has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gehers | 91 | 48 | / |
| Gherst | 91 | 10 | / |
| Gherrs | 91 | 2 | / |
| Ghersh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gherss | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gheers | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ghiers | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ghears | 91 | 0 | / |
| Gers | 89 | 2,852 | / |
| Ghersse | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ghersth | 83 | 1 | / |
| Geers | 80 | 7,318 | / |
| Gerst | 80 | 5,721 | / |
| Guers | 80 | 1,790 | / |
| Giers | 80 | 1,528 | / |
| Gersh | 80 | 1,519 | / |
| Gehrs | 80 | 785 | / |
| Gerse | 80 | 262 | / |
| Gersz | 80 | 160 | / |
| Gerss | 80 | 21 | / |
| Gyhrs | 80 | 8 | / |
| Ågers | 80 | 6 | / |
| Gährs | 80 | 6 | / |
| Gerrs | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ger's | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gersch | 73 | 2,102 | / |
| Gierse | 73 | 1,823 | / |
| Giersz | 73 | 1,120 | / |
| Geerse | 73 | 347 | / |
| Guerss | 73 | 280 | / |
| Gersht | 73 | 69 | / |
| Gerszt | 73 | 68 | / |
| Geerst | 73 | 67 | / |
| Gierst | 73 | 51 | / |
| Guerse | 73 | 27 | / |
| Giersh | 73 | 21 | / |
| Gershe | 73 | 10 | / |
| Guerrs | 73 | 7 | / |
| Guehrs | 73 | 6 | / |
| Guerst | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gueirs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gersth | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ghirst | 73 | 1 | / |
| Geiers | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gierss | 73 | 1 | / |
| Getrse | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gerrse | 73 | 0 | / |
| Gehrst | 73 | 0 | / |
| Giersch | 67 | 2,863 | / |
| Girs | 67 | 729 | / |
| Gerß | 67 | 55 | / |
| Gersova | 67 | 21 | / |
| Gerx | 67 | 17 | / |
| Guersch | 67 | 16 | / |
| Gerš | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gersová | 67 | 5 | / |
| Guersse | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gerś | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gīrs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guesrse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guersth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gjrs | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ghers
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