Gahnstedt Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Malta

Gahnstedt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gahnstedt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malta11:430,2723,380
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gahnstedt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gahnstedt is found in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Gahnstedt click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gahnstedt? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,213,395th most frequent surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Gahnstedt live; 86 percent live in Northern Europe and 79 percent live in Scandinavia.

This last name is most widely held in Sweden, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 895,160. In Sweden Gahnstedt is mostly concentrated in: Östergötland County, where 45 percent are found, Skåne County, where 45 percent are found and Uppsala County, where 9 percent are found. Other than Sweden it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 7 percent are found and Malta, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ahnstedt94204/
Anstedt88560/
Gansted8821/
Hanstedt82183/
Ohnstedt8249/
Gamstedt8215/
Honstedt8213/
Ganstead821/
Ansteadt821/
Anstedtt820/
Ansted80448/
Anstet804/
Ganste802/
Heinstedt7859/
Hohnstedt7836/
Hamnstedt7834/
Gainstead782/
Hansteadt780/
Anstett753,566/
Ganster752,891/
Anstead751,219/
Hansted75260/
Ansteth75126/
Anstädt7575/
Honsted7522/
Ohnsted7516/
Gamsted758/
Onstedt752/
Amstedt751/
Ganstee751/
Annsted750/
Hanstead71137/
Gonstead7174/
Ansteatt7166/
Honstead7155/
Hamstedt7135/
Ohnstead719/
Anstette712/
Homstedt711/
Amsteadt711/
Asnstead711/
Gannster711/
Gaimsted711/
Gainster711/
Ainstead711/
Annstead710/
Annstett710/
Onsteadt710/
Hohnsted710/
Anssteat710/
Heinsted710/
Gansta67102/
Onsted67102/
Hohnstädt6764/
Gansty6732/
Amstet6719/
Amsted6712/
Gamste673/
Anstid670/
Hamsteadt670/

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Footnotes

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