Ghertu Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Moldova
Highest density in:
Moldova

Ghertu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghertu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Moldova71:508,76732,975
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Ghertu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ghertu occurs in Moldova more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Ghertu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghertu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,723,624th most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Ghertu are found; 88 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 88 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

The last name Ghertu is most frequent in Moldova, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 508,767. In Moldova it is primarily concentrated in: Cahul District, where 100 percent are found. Barring Moldova Ghertu occurs in one country. It is also found in Italy, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gertu916/
Ghertout861/
Gertus8345/
Gertui8340/
Gherty8339/
Gertau8333/
Gertou8319/
Ghortu835/
Ghartu831/
Gertud831/
Gertoux7795/
Guertau7732/
Ghiortu778/
Gertaud771/
Ghartuy771/
Ghartou771/
Gertush771/
Girtu73114/
Gartu7392/
Gretu7373/
Gortu7316/
Gerthoux71114/
Guertouh711/
Guertout711/
Ghirty67695/
Guertault6749/
Gartau6728/
Gretau6725/
Gretou6711/
Gorthu677/
Geerthuis675/
Gartou672/
Gartuh671/
Gartouh625/
Guirtou621/
Girtault571/
Grethu500/

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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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  • 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 Ghertu
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