Gaarder Surname

289,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,323 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Gaarder Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gaarder Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway6711:7,664796
United States5871:617,47749,974
Sweden271:364,69525,646
Denmark131:434,20928,556
England61:9,286,343223,652
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
France31:22,140,907385,998
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States641:784,66749,209

Gaarder Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gaarder is more frequently found in Norway than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaarder? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 289,639th most frequently occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,508,349 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 55 percent of Gaarder are found; 54 percent are found in Northern Europe and 54 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name is most common in Norway, where it is held by 671 people, or 1 in 7,664. In Norway it is most frequent in: Eastern Norway, where 89 percent are found, Western Norway, where 8 percent are found and Northern Norway, where 2 percent are found. Not including Norway Gaarder occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 44 percent are found and Sweden, where 2 percent are found.

Gaarder Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gaarder has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gaarder last name grew 917 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gaarder Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gaarder surname are 33.62% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 80.39% being registered with the political party.

The amount Gaarder earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 3.14% more than the national average, earning 356,934 kr per year; in United States they earn 19.25% more than the national average, earning $51,455 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.87% more than the national average, earning $66,014 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Garder921,818/
Gaarde921,027/
Gardere86790/
Gardier86627/
Gardeur86334/
Haarder8657/
Garrder861/
Gardear861/
Gardert861/
Gardher861/
Gaaarde861/
Gaardes860/
Gaurder860/
Garde8322,905/
Arder83142/
Gardheer801/
Harder7746,245/
Gardea7712,256/
Gardes773,419/
Gardet772,564/
Gorder771,497/
Gharde771,273/
Gardey771,134/
Gardie771,052/
Gardez77970/
Gardee77724/
Gerder77403/
Gardhe77185/
Gardei77121/
Görder77100/
Gardeh7773/
Gärder7725/
Gardre7724/
Gaurde7715/
Gaardi779/
Gardje778/
Garrde773/
Ardert772/
Gardge772/
Ardere772/
Garded771/
Gardeu771/
Ngarde771/
Gardíe771/
Atrder771/
Ardier771/
Ardher770/
Gaarda770/
Gardir770/
Gaardhøje7515/
Garderova754/
Gardheere751/
Hearder71367/
Hardier71289/
Gordier71229/
Gardair71158/
Gordert7153/
Hardert7145/
Gardett7138/
Gardère7128/
Gardiea7113/
Gardetz7112/
Goerder717/
Gardeep717/
Gardeih715/
Gerdher715/
Harrder714/
Hairder714/
Gaurdet713/
Gardees713/
Gardesh713/
Gahardi713/
Gerdier713/
Gahardy712/
Harderr712/
Ng'arde711/
Gaurdei711/
Ghardhe711/
Ghharde711/
Harderd711/
Hardger711/
Aardior711/
Gordere711/
Gardeis711/
Gardeez711/
Ardeher711/
Gardeas711/
Eareder711/
Gardech711/
Gordger710/
Hardder710/
Gardire710/
Hardeer710/
Gourder710/
Garrdie710/
Gardi6712,752/
Gorde676,909/
Garda675,371/
Gardy671,550/
Order67621/
Gourdier67287/
Gardaire67121/
Ardyr6787/
Gardé6728/
Gardhead679/
Gardehed678/
Ardre675/
D'Ardier675/
Ardir673/
Gardeich672/
Gardí672/
Gaurdett671/
Gardettp671/
Gardè671/
Gārde671/
D'Gardea671/
Gordhert670/
Gardeish670/

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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 Gaarder
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