Zhers Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Zhers Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Zhers Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zhers Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zhers (Russian: Жерс) occurs more in Russia more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zhers? popularity and diffusion
The surname Zhers is the 7,593,402nd most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Zhers live; 50 percent live in Eastern Europe and 50 percent live in East Slavic Europe.
The surname is most numerous in Russia, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 28,824,611. In Russia Zhers is most common in: Krasnodar Krai, where 60 percent are found, Omsk Oblast, where 20 percent are found and Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 20 percent are found. Barring Russia this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zhersh | 91 | 92 | / |
| Zers | 89 | 5 | / |
| Dzhersh | 83 | 70 | / |
| Zaheers | 83 | 1 | / |
| Zoers | 80 | 41 | / |
| Zears | 80 | 41 | / |
| Ziers | 80 | 37 | / |
| Hjers | 80 | 35 | / |
| Zerse | 80 | 16 | / |
| Zaers | 80 | 13 | / |
| Chers | 80 | 13 | / |
| Zhors | 80 | 4 | / |
| Zersz | 80 | 3 | / |
| Zhars | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zersh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hsers | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zahrs | 80 | 0 | / |
| Tzers | 80 | 0 | / |
| Zeers | 80 | 0 | / |
| Cheers | 73 | 1,928 | / |
| Chears | 73 | 273 | / |
| Cheirs | 73 | 84 | / |
| Zersch | 73 | 64 | / |
| Zahars | 73 | 60 | / |
| Zherzh | 73 | 57 | / |
| Zierse | 73 | 23 | / |
| Cherse | 73 | 16 | / |
| Zhorsh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Chersh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Zeerse | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dziers | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zeersh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cherss | 73 | 0 | / |
| Gers | 67 | 2,852 | / |
| Sers | 67 | 1,027 | / |
| Ziersch | 67 | 347 | / |
| Zars | 67 | 292 | / |
| Cers | 67 | 213 | / |
| Jers | 67 | 167 | / |
| Thøgers | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tcherse | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chearrs | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zjrs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zors | 67 | 2 | / |
| Geezers | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zirs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dshears | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zeirsch | 67 | 0 | / |
Zhers Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zhers in the Russian language | ||
| Жерс | zers | - |
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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 Zhers
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