Gaimster Surname

1,918,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Gaimster Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gaimster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England701:795,97243,050
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:840,53036,623

Gaimster Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gaimster occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaimster? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gaimster is the 1,918,812th most frequent family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 77,527,084 people. The surname Gaimster is mostly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Gaimster live; 80 percent live in Northern Europe and 80 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 70 people, or 1 in 795,972. In England it is primarily concentrated in: West Yorkshire, where 40 percent reside, South Yorkshire, where 20 percent reside and Greater London, where 13 percent reside. Besides England this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Scotland, where 5 percent reside.

Gaimster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gaimster has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 241 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gaimster Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gaimster surname are 36.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 83.33% being registered with the political party.

Gaimster earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 39.91% less than the national average, earning $25,929 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gamster9345/
Gaimsted881/
Gamstter881/
Gainster881/
Amster861,831/
Imster8623/
Gamste863/
Gainsterd821/
Ganster802,891/
Hamster80335/
Amstere8011/
Gamsted808/
Himster801/
Gimstea801/
Aumster800/
Amsterd800/
Eamster800/
Gamstedt7515/
Ganstert7512/
Gimstedt759/
Hamstere753/
Gannster751/
Heamster750/
Gimstead750/
Heimsæter7144/
Emster719/
Ganste712/
Gainstead712/
Gemste711/
Gamsta711/
Gansted6721/
Ghinste678/
Ganstee671/
Gancter671/
Hemster671/
Hymster670/
Hemsæter633/
Goenster633/
Amstaire631/
Ganstead631/
Gahnstedt5914/
Gansta57102/
Gansty5732/

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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 Gaimster
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