Zhersh Surname

1,943,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Zhersh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zhersh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine861:529,33459,870
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Zhersh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zhersh (Russian: Жерш) is more frequently found in Ukraine than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zhersh? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,943,350th most frequent family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 79,212,456 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Zhersh live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Ukraine, where it is borne by 86 people, or 1 in 529,334. In Ukraine Zhersh is mostly concentrated in: Volyn Oblast, where 66 percent live, Odessa Oblast, where 28 percent live and Kiev, where 3 percent live. Outside of Ukraine it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 5 percent live and Belarus, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dzhersh9270/
Zhers916/
Zersh911/
Zersch8364/
Zherzh8357/
Chersh833/
Zhorsh833/
Zeersh831/
Zers805/
Ziersch77347/
Zaheers771/
Zeirsch770/
Gersh731,519/
Zears7341/
Zoers7341/
Ziers7337/
Hjers7335/
Zarsh7328/
Zerse7316/
Zaers7313/
Chers7313/
Jersh736/
Zhors734/
Zorsh734/
Zersz733/
Sersh732/
Hsers731/
Zerch731/
Zhars731/
Zeers730/
Tzers730/
Zahrs730/
Cersh730/
Cheers671,928/
Jersch67332/
Sersch67314/
Chears67273/
Cheirs6784/
Gersht6769/
Zahars6760/
Zschorsch6757/
Zorsch6747/
Czerch6743/
Zierse6723/
Giersh6721/
Cherse6716/
Jershe6713/
Gershe6710/
Zirsch679/
Zherzhova679/
Cersch672/
Tschersch672/
Zeerse671/
Gersth671/
Sahrsh671/
Zuirsh671/
Dziers671/
Cherss670/
Searsh670/

Zhersh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zhersh in the Russian language
Жершzers-

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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 Zhersh
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