Gaans Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Gaans Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gaans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands301:562,90650,501
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Gaans Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gaans occurs most in The Netherlands. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaans? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,323,005th most frequent last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. The last name Gaans occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Gaans live; 86 percent live in Western Europe and 86 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 562,906. In The Netherlands Gaans is most numerous in: North Brabant, where 77 percent reside, Utrecht, where 17 percent reside and North Holland, where 3 percent reside. Aside from The Netherlands this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 9 percent reside and Australia, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaansh911/
Gahans910/
Gans899,734/
Aans89107/
Gauns802,944/
Ganse802,669/
Gains801,492/
Haans801,282/
Ganss80524/
Gansz80360/
Ghans80234/
Ganns80167/
Gansh8092/
Aanæs8061/
Gahns8027/
Ngans8021/
Ahans809/
Gayns805/
Aansh804/
Hgans801/
Gansd801/
Ganst801/
Kgans801/
Gatns800/
Ans754,125/
Gatens73707/
Gansch73459/
Gatins73147/
Haanæs7372/
Gansse7353/
Aasnæs7333/
Gainse7325/
Gasins7323/
Gannås7317/
Haanse7314/
Gaunse736/
Ganshe736/
Ghansh735/
Ghanse734/
Haains732/
Gannss732/
Ghauns732/
Gainns731/
Gainsz731/
Hahans731/
Ngansh731/
Nghans731/
Gacens731/
Gainsh731/
Gainss730/
Gannse730/
Hans6752,676/
Ganz6715,235/
Anse671,439/
Gams671,184/
Ganß671,032/
Ansh67628/
Gons67527/
Anns67433/
Eans67351/
Gaitens67348/
Ains67266/
Gattens67165/
Auns67136/
Ahns6755/
Anss6741/
Gansová6734/
Gaisins6721/
D'Haans6716/
Ansø678/
Aams678/
Gaggins677/
Aasnæss675/
Anst675/
Ahansse674/
Gausins674/
Asns674/
Gansova672/
Gausens672/
Ansp671/
Ghaunse671/
Ayns671/
Gatinsh671/
Aanx671/
Ghanshe671/
Anås671/
Ansd671/
Ansz671/
Anïs671/
Gassens671/
An's671/
Aanz671/
Gateens670/
Gainsch670/
Gattins670/
Ganx670/

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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
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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 Gaans
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