Gherzan Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Gherzan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gherzan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania851:236,21022,608
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gherzan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gherzan occurs most in Romania. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gherzan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,894,523rd most frequently held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 75,911,937 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 90 percent of Gherzan reside; 89 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 89 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

Gherzan is most numerous in Romania, where it is borne by 85 people, or 1 in 236,210. In Romania it is mostly concentrated in: Argeș County, where 61 percent are found, Timiș County, where 36 percent are found and Bucharest Municipality, where 1 percent are found. Not including Romania this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 9 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gerzan92123/
Gerzhan8667/
Gerzain8657/
Guerzan861/
Gherzon861/
Gierzan861/
Guerzane803/
Gerzanne802/
Gierszan801/
Gerzon771,558/
Gercan77502/
Gersan77300/
Geržan7713/
Gerjan778/
Grezan773/
Girzan772/
Geršan771/
Guerzon712,224/
Gherson71112/
Gersant71103/
Gerzson7184/
Gershan7183/
Guersan7157/
Gersang7151/
Gerszon7129/
Gergian7118/
Gerszen719/
Gerzhon718/
Ghersen718/
Giercan717/
Gertjan717/
Gersane716/
Gerchan713/
Gersain712/
Ghersam712/
Grezzan712/
Gerzhanova711/
Grezean711/
Gersand711/
Gierżan711/
Guerzam711/
Gierszon67276/
Gershzon6735/
Gerchant6711/
Guerzone672/
Guersant672/
Ghershon672/
Gerchand672/
Gershamn672/
Guersane671/
Gerssane671/
Gierszen671/
Gierszań671/
Gersaint671/
Gherchon671/
Gershain671/
Gersaten671/
Gueirzon671/
Guerzoun671/

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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 Gherzan
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