Ghertan Surname

1,478,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 143 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Moldova
Highest density in:
Moldova

Ghertan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghertan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Moldova921:38,7115,932
Romania381:528,36539,789
England81:6,964,757184,742
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
France11:66,422,722504,397
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ghertan Last Name Facts

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

Ghertan is held by more people in Moldova than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Ghertan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghertan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,478,479th most commonly used last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 50,961,860 people. The last name Ghertan occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Ghertan are found; 91 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 91 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

It is most commonly occurring in Moldova, where it is held by 92 people, or 1 in 38,711. In Moldova it is most prevalent in: Soroca District, where 42 percent reside, Ungheni District, where 39 percent reside and Fălești District, where 12 percent reside. Besides Moldova this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 27 percent reside and England, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gertan9225/
Gertane8621/
Guertan861/
Gerthan861/
Gertain860/
Guertane801/
Gerton77389/
Girtan77186/
Gretan7750/
Gîrtan7740/
Gertam771/
Gertanova757/
Guerton71509/
Girtain7173/
Gerthon715/
Grettan712/
Gertong712/
Gertton711/
Guirtan711/
Gairtan711/
Girttan710/
Gertein710/
Gierton710/
Gerdtham6717/
Guertein679/
Gerthong672/
Gerztein671/
Gerttong671/
Gerteisen63206/
Gerdthong631/
Girton622,362/
Gertom625/
Greton623/
Girtam622/
Gretton571,917/
Girtone5728/
Gîrtone574/
Gairton572/
Guirton572/
Gretone571/
Girtoin571/
Gretein571/
Gertheim533/
Gerteisem501/
Gairetton501/

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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 Ghertan
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