Gangstø Surname

1,369,340th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 161 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Gangstø Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gangstø Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1601:32,1394,477
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Gangst (3) are calculated separately.

Gangstø Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gangstø is more commonly found in Norway than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Gangst. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gangstø? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,369,340th most widely held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 45,264,260 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Gangstø are found; 99 percent are found in Northern Europe and 99 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Norway, where it is borne by 160 people, or 1 in 32,139. In Norway Gangstø is mostly found in: Western Norway, where 57 percent are found, Northern Norway, where 24 percent are found and Central Norway, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Norway this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Gangstø Last Name Statistics demography

Gangstø earn notably less less than the average income. In Norway they earn 15.2% less than the national average, earning 293,477 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gangst973/
Gangstøe9326/
Gangsø92153/
Angst834,382/
Gangs8335/
Aungst771,545/
Hangst77168/
Gangås77105/
Gangså7723/
Gaings774/
Ngangs771/
Anngst770/
Aangst770/
Gangsås7114/
Gatings711/
Aungsts711/
Gongs6748/
Gaitings6737/
Hasengst6728/
Gancs6726/
Angstová671/
Gangz671/
Ganks671/
Gassings671/
Gattings670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Gangstø
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