Gaehtgens Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Gaehtgens Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
Gaehtgens Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gaehtgens Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gaehtgens occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Gaehtgens click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gaehtgens? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,391,485th most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. Gaehtgens occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of Gaehtgens live; 85 percent live in Western Europe and 85 percent live in Germanic Europe.
It is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 8,050,546. In Germany Gaehtgens is most frequent in: Hamburg, where 70 percent live, Hesse, where 10 percent live and Saxony, where 10 percent live. Not including Germany this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent live and Luxembourg, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaetgens | 94 | 19 | / |
| Gatgens | 88 | 501 | / |
| Getgens | 88 | 3 | / |
| Gaetjens | 82 | 321 | / |
| Gattgens | 82 | 4 | / |
| Gathgens | 82 | 2 | / |
| Gaetiens | 82 | 2 | / |
| Gaedgens | 82 | 2 | / |
| Gähtgens | 82 | 2 | / |
| Geatgens | 82 | 1 | / |
| Gaitgens | 82 | 0 | / |
| Goettgens | 78 | 25 | / |
| Geahthens | 78 | 1 | / |
| Gätgens | 75 | 53 | / |
| Oetgens | 75 | 4 | / |
| Gadgens | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gatgenz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Göttgens | 71 | 475 | / |
| Gottgens | 71 | 145 | / |
| Goetzens | 71 | 59 | / |
| Heutgens | 71 | 28 | / |
| Gäthgens | 71 | 16 | / |
| Goetjens | 71 | 15 | / |
| Huetgens | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gädtgens | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gaetjenz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Heitgens | 71 | 1 | / |
| Goetchens | 67 | 0 | / |
| Goesens | 63 | 24 | / |
| Gädgens | 63 | 1 | / |
| Authens | 63 | 0 | / |
| Aithens | 63 | 0 | / |
| Heathens | 59 | 3 | / |
| Houthens | 59 | 2 | / |
| Heitgenz | 59 | 1 | / |
| Houdgens | 59 | 0 | / |
| Heithens | 59 | 0 | / |
| Goetchins | 56 | 0 | / |
| Ateins | 53 | 2 | / |
| Godgins | 50 | 1 | / |
| Atteins | 50 | 1 | / |
| Atheins | 50 | 0 | / |
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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
- 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 Gaehtgens
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