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
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
| 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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