Gurvich

Gurvich Meaning & Origin

About Gurvich
The surname Gurvich is of Jewish origin and is derived from the Hebrew personal name Gur, meaning "young lion." It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify the descendants of a man named Gur. The suffix "-vich" is a common Slavic patronymic ending, meaning "son of." Therefore, Gurvich can be interpreted as "son of Gur" or "descendant of Gur."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Gurvich is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Gurvich: 219
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 85,357
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.07

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Gurvich based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Gurvich is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
KRFX
🗽 NYSIIS
GA
🔊 Soundex
G061020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
G ER1 V IH0 CH
🌐 IPA
/gurvich*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KRFX', 'KRFK')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
G612

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Gurvich in Braille

Here's how to represent Gurvich in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Gurvich in braille

How to sign the name Gurvich using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Gurvich using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Gurvich in sign language

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