Girstun Surname

1,504,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belarus
Highest density in:
Belarus

Girstun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Girstun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belarus801:118,76317,417
Poland451:844,63965,213
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
England11:55,718,059489,080

Girstun Last Name Facts

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

Girstun (Russian: Гирстун) is found most in Belarus. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Girstun? popularity and diffusion

Girstun is the 1,504,764th most commonly used surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 52,428,388 people. Girstun occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Girstun live; 95 percent live in Eastern Europe and 63 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most numerous in Belarus, where it is borne by 80 people, or 1 in 118,763. In Belarus Girstun is most prevalent in: Vitebsk Region, where 71 percent are found, Gomel Region, where 21 percent are found and Minsk, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Belarus this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 32 percent are found and Russia, where 6 percent are found.

Girstun Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Girstun last name is primarily Orthodox (57%) in Belarus.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gierstun9319/
Girston863/
Gerstung80863/
Gershtun8019/
Gierston801/
Gersteun801/
Gairston800/
Ierston71110/
Gerston7195/
Hirston7114/
Airston7112/
Yorstun711/
Gerstum710/
Hairston6719,019/
Hershtun67162/
Heirston6727/
Yorstoun677/
Geerston672/
Gershton671/
Gerstumg671/
Huirston671/
Chirston670/
Hairrston634/
Haairston631/
Erston6211/
Herston57344/
Earston572/
Cherston532/
Hearston532/

Girstun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Girstun in the Russian language
Гирстунgirstun-

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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 Girstun
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