Gaensslen Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Gaensslen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gaensslen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Gaensslen Last Name Facts

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

Gaensslen has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaensslen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,333,370th most widely held surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 108,769,342 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Gaensslen reside; 72 percent reside in North America and 72 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 39 people, or 1 in 9,293,819. In The United States Gaensslen is most numerous in: Wyoming, where 49 percent reside, Colorado, where 13 percent reside and Nevada, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 18 percent reside and Belgium, where 9 percent reside.

Gaensslen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gaensslen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gaensslen last name increased 3,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gaensslen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gaensslen surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 80% registered with the political party.

The amount Gaensslen earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.59% less than the national average, earning $39,875 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.35% less than the national average, earning $49,012 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaenslen9480/
Gaensclen890/
Genslen880/
Gänsslen8252/
Geanslen820/
Genslin750/
Guenzlen711/
Gänßlen6336/
Einseln6323/
Einslin630/
Hainssellin600/
Genzling59109/
Ginsling595/
Hainslin595/
Heinzlen591/
Heinsling561/

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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 Gaensslen
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