Gaenslen Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Gaenslen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gaenslen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States641:5,663,421279,165
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Gaenslen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gaenslen is most common in The United States. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaenslen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,106,139th most prevalent family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 91,094,324 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 84 percent of Gaenslen reside; 84 percent reside in North America and 84 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Gaenslen is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 64 people, or 1 in 5,663,421. In The United States Gaenslen is primarily found in: Wisconsin, where 31 percent live, California, where 27 percent live and Texas, where 23 percent live. Barring The United States it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 16 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Gaenslen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gaenslen has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 914 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gaenslen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gaenslen are 33.13% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 86.36% registered to vote for the political party.

Gaenslen earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 26.99% more than the national average, earning $54,796 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaensslen9467/
Gaensclen940/
Genslen930/
Genslein8881/
Geanslen880/
Gaenselin820/
Gaensline820/
Genslin800/
Gänsslen7552/
Gänslein7519/
Guenzlen751/
Einslein751/
Gänßlen6736/
Einseln6723/
Einslin670/
Genzling63109/
Günzlein6337/
Hainslin635/
Ginsling635/
Heinzlen631/
Heinsling591/
Hainssellin530/

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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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  • 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 Gaenslen
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