Gahner Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Gahner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gahner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States751:4,832,786249,377
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

The alternate forms: Gähner (52) are calculated separately.

Gahner Last Name Facts

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

Gahner occurs most in The United States. It may appear in the variant forms: Gähner. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gahner? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gahner is the 1,839,022nd most frequently held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 72,153,920 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Gahner are found; 74 percent are found in North America and 74 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 75 people, or 1 in 4,832,786. In The United States it is most common in: North Dakota, where 64 percent are found, Connecticut, where 8 percent are found and Nevada, where 7 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Germany, where 26 percent are found.

Gahner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gahner has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gahner surname expanded 469 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gahner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gahner last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60% being registered to vote for the political party.

Gahner earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.48% less than the national average, earning $39,489 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gähner9452/
Gathner920/
Ghahner920/
Gahnner920/
Ganer911,235/
Gauthner860/
Gainer836,916/
Ganger832,657/
Gagner832,608/
Gasner831,251/
Göhner831,241/
Ganier831,190/
Gatner83829/
Ganner83743/
Gayner83565/
Gehner83348/
Ghaner83132/
Ganert8386/
Gohner8379/
Ganere8351/
Gamner8330/
Géhner8319/
Ghoner8318/
Gajner8312/
Gamher839/
Ganesr834/
Ganher834/
Gauner833/
Gaener831/
Ganerd830/
Gaaner830/
Goehner77660/
Gattner77637/
Gaynier77300/
Gamhere77254/
Gaigner77120/
Gannier77106/
Gainier7761/
Göhnert7748/
Gainger7739/
Gohnert7734/
Gannert7730/
Gagnere7723/
Gainher7715/
Ghanger7714/
Gothner7714/
Gagnert7714/
Gheiner7711/
Gaitner7710/
Gangner779/
Ghaneer779/
Ganerød778/
Gaunier777/
Ghönert776/
Gaynert775/
Gannere775/
Ghainer775/
Ghanere775/
Gasnere775/
Gautner774/
Giehner774/
Gaisner773/
Gamnerd773/
Gaygner773/
Ghonere772/
Ganhere772/
Gannger772/
Gangeer772/
Ghoener771/
Gaunner771/
Gannerr771/
Gagneir771/
Gainner771/
Gaenier771/
Ghatner771/
Gaineer771/
Ngainer771/
Gausner771/
Ghaneir771/
Gajgner771/
Ganearh771/
Ganhier771/
Gganger771/
Gainert770/
Gadtner770/
Gaunger770/
Gaunert770/
Gasnner770/
Ganeard770/
Gaynerd770/
Gaynere770/
Gener736,186/
Ganir731,115/
Göner73834/
Goner73358/
Ganre73228/
Gañer7313/
Ganjr731/
Géner731/
Ghangeer7147/
Gainnier7134/
Ganheart7117/
Gayneart711/
Gaineyjr711/
Ganerova711/
Ghaanger711/
Ghanheer711/
Genier671,749/
Gonier671,007/
Gonner67408/
Gänger67390/
Genehr67308/
Gotner67121/
Ganjre67119/
Gouner67112/
Gooner6787/
Gosner6785/
Ganior6754/
Giener6742/
Ghanir6733/
Génier6730/
Ganire6729/
Goener6725/
Gangir6724/
Goyner6723/
Gonere6715/
Gaunre6711/
Gonger679/
Gamhir678/
Goiner678/
Ganair676/
Ngoner676/
Gönert675/
Gomner674/
Gainre672/
Genear671/
Gatnir671/
Gainerová671/
Gaenir671/
Ghonre671/
Gonert671/
Goneur671/
Geneer671/
Goneer671/
Geneir671/
Generh671/
Gainir670/
Gagnir670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gahner
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