Ghers Surname

615,220th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 501 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Ghers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria4911:78,67912,442
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

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

The last name Ghers is carried by more people in Algeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghers? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ghers is the 615,220th most widespread family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 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. Ghers is also the 1,321,957th most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 56 people.

Ghers is most commonly used in Algeria, where it is carried by 491 people, or 1 in 78,679. In Algeria Ghers is most frequent in: El Taref Province, where 86 percent live, Souk Ahras Province, where 12 percent live and Aïn Defla Province, where 1 percent live. Besides Algeria this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 1 percent live and Moldova, where 0 percent live.

Ghers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ghers has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gehers9148/
Gherst9110/
Gherrs912/
Ghersh911/
Gherss911/
Gheers911/
Ghiers911/
Ghears910/
Gers892,852/
Ghersse832/
Ghersth831/
Geers807,318/
Gerst805,721/
Guers801,790/
Giers801,528/
Gersh801,519/
Gehrs80785/
Gerse80262/
Gersz80160/
Gerss8021/
Gyhrs808/
Ågers806/
Gährs806/
Gerrs801/
Ger's801/
Gersch732,102/
Gierse731,823/
Giersz731,120/
Geerse73347/
Guerss73280/
Gersht7369/
Gerszt7368/
Geerst7367/
Gierst7351/
Guerse7327/
Giersh7321/
Gershe7310/
Guerrs737/
Guehrs736/
Guerst734/
Gueirs731/
Gersth731/
Ghirst731/
Geiers731/
Gierss731/
Getrse731/
Gerrse730/
Gehrst730/
Giersch672,863/
Girs67729/
Gerß6755/
Gersova6721/
Gerx6717/
Guersch6716/
Gerš678/
Gersová675/
Guersse673/
Gerś671/
Gīrs671/
Guesrse671/
Guersth671/
Gjrs671/

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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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  • 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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