Gachnang Surname

902,012th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 296 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Gachnang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gachnang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland2671:30,7604,610
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Gachnang Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gachnang is held by more people in Switzerland than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gachnang? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 902,012th most widespread last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 24,620,088 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Gachnang reside; 91 percent reside in Western Europe and 77 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Gachnang is most widespread in Switzerland, where it is held by 267 people, or 1 in 30,760. In Switzerland it is most prevalent in: Canton of Zürich, where 44 percent live, Canton of Thurgau, where 10 percent live and Canton of Aargau, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Switzerland this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

Gachnang Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gachnang has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gachnang Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Gachnang earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.04% less than the national average, earning $41,839 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.15% less than the national average, earning $41,161 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gacnang931/
Ghashnan751/
Ocnang7120/
Gaznan714/
Gajnan712/
Acnanc711/
Gasnan711/
Gassnan672/
Gaysnan671/
Ghosnan671/
Hocnang671/
Gochnam670/
Ghaznain631/
Gakhnoun631/
Gassnann631/
Gaznanova5916/
Goznan574/
Gaznon572/
Gasnon571/
Gosnan570/
Gaisnon53187/
Gossnan534/
Gasgnon531/
Gassnon530/
Ghaznoon506/
Ghoshnam501/
Ghasnoon501/
Gouchnom500/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Gachnang
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis