Gaens Surname
Approximately 417 people bear this surname
Gaens Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 356 | 1:32,294 | 5,233 |
| Germany | 50 | 1:1,610,109 | 95,088 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 19 | 1:2,643,089 | 124,494 |
Gaens Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gaens Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gaens occurs most in Belgium. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gaens? popularity and diffusion
It is the 704,927th most numerous surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,476,129 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Gaens reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 93 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
This last name is most commonly used in Belgium, where it is held by 356 people, or 1 in 32,294. In Belgium Gaens is primarily found in: Flemish Region, where 92 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 6 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Belgium Gaens exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 12 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 2 percent reside.
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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 Gaens
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