Gertsev Surname

503,100th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 653 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Gertsev Surname User-submission:

Likely a Russified form of the German/Yiddish surnames Herz and Hertz, both of which mean 'heart'.

Gertsev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia5611:256,90427,087
Belarus841:113,10816,763
Kyrgyzstan41:1,493,16471,188
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gertsev Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Likely a Russified form of the German/Yiddish surnames Herz and Hertz, both of which mean 'heart'.

- haffman97

Gertsev Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gertsev (Russian: Герцев) is more commonly found in Russia than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gertsev? popularity and diffusion

Gertsev is the 503,100th most frequently used last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 11,160,101 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 76 percent of Gertsev reside; 76 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 76 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

It is most commonly held in Russia, where it is carried by 561 people, or 1 in 256,904. In Russia Gertsev is mostly concentrated in: Moscow Oblast, where 15 percent reside, Moscow, where 12 percent reside and Krasnoyarsk Krai, where 8 percent reside. Not including Russia it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 13 percent reside and Kyrgyzstan, where 1 percent reside.

Gertsev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Orthodox (88%) in Russia.

In The United States Gertsev are 7.95% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 54.72% being registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Gertsev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gertsev in the Russian language
Герцевgercev-

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