Gans Surname

52,548th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,734 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Aruba

Gans Surname Definition:

(German) One who lived at the sign of the goose; one with the qualities of a goose.

Gans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,5611:101,78611,267
Germany2,9421:27,3643,616
Russia7911:182,20420,394
Netherlands5681:29,7314,904
France3551:187,10629,101
South Africa2081:260,47026,176
Canada1571:234,68522,439
Brazil1511:1,417,71147,804
Poland1101:345,53439,240
Austria771:110,59015,709
Estonia691:19,1573,287
Spain641:730,50131,369
Belarus511:186,29524,218
Kazakhstan511:346,71628,100
Luxembourg471:12,3522,231
Argentina411:1,042,52264,438
Belgium401:287,41633,962
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
India361:21,307,372304,812
Philippines341:2,977,595140,497
Suriname321:17,2694,028
Latvia301:68,33510,134
Switzerland281:293,31823,433
Indonesia271:4,898,118234,077
Chile251:704,65916,160
England241:2,321,58686,519
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Czechia171:625,49860,070
Israel141:611,26042,949
Slovakia121:444,70454,815
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Aruba91:11,4971,511
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Colombia91:5,308,23018,838
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Moldova41:890,34246,069
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Transnistria31:158,23313,093
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Malta11:430,2723,380
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7981:62,9316,868

Gans (1,590) may also be a first name.

Gans Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who lived at the sign of the goose; one with the qualities of a goose.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(Dutch/Flemish), Goose. Gansneb, Goose-bill. Gansevoort (New York), Goose's ford.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Gans Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gans (Georgian: განს, Hindi: गानस, Marathi: गन्स, Russian: Ганс) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gans? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 52,548th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 748,669 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 52 percent of Gans are found; 42 percent are found in Western Europe and 38 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Gans is also the 193,895th most frequently occurring given name world-wide, held by 1,590 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 3,561 people, or 1 in 101,786. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 14 percent are found, New York, where 11 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 9 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 71 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 30 percent are found and Russia, where 8 percent are found.

Gans Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gans has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gans last name increased 446 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 480 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gans Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Orthodox (79%) in Russia and Orthodox (71%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Gans are 1.74% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.49% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gans earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 49.95% less than the national average, earning R 118,944 per year; in Colombia they earn 42.36% less than the national average, earning $13,085,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 14.22% more than the national average, earning $49,284 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.69% more than the national average, earning $59,962 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gauns892,944/
Ganse892,669/
Gains891,492/
Ganss89524/
Gansz89360/
Ghans89234/
Ganns89167/
Gansh8992/
Gaans8935/
Gahns8927/
Ngans8921/
Gayns895/
Hgans891/
Gansd891/
Ganst891/
Kgans891/
Gatns890/
Ans864,125/
Gatens80707/
Gansch80459/
Gatins80147/
Gansse8053/
Gainse8025/
Gasins8023/
Gannås8017/
Gaunse806/
Ganshe806/
Ghansh805/
Ghanse804/
Gannss802/
Ghauns802/
Gaansh801/
Gainns801/
Gainsz801/
Ngansh801/
Nghans801/
Gacens801/
Gainsh801/
Gannse800/
Gahans800/
Gainss800/
Hans7552,676/
Ganz7515,235/
Anse751,439/
Gams751,184/
Ganß751,032/
Ansh75628/
Gons75527/
Anns75433/
Eans75351/
Ains75266/
Auns75136/
Aans75107/
Ahns7555/
Anss7541/
Ansø758/
Anst755/
Asns754/
Ayns751/
Ansd751/
An's751/
Anås751/
Anïs751/
Ansz751/
Ansp751/
Ganx750/
Gaitens73348/
Gattens73165/
Gansová7334/
Gaisins7321/
Gaggins737/
Gausins734/
Gansova732/
Gausens732/
Ghanshe731/
Gatinsh731/
Gassens731/
Ghaunse731/
Gainsch730/
Gattins730/
Gateens730/
Hanse6732,068/
Goins6728,138/
Ganje673,790/
Hansd673,441/
Ganze673,304/
Hains673,246/
Hansh671,834/
Heans671,666/
Hanns671,492/
Haans671,282/
Gamst671,105/
Hanss67871/
Gaussens67584/
Hauns67473/
Gance67450/
Hansz67415/
Asins67414/
Gonse67368/
Asens67300/
Hanst67283/
Gamse67262/
Hayns67208/
Ganch67142/
Anshe67125/
Gaittens6793/
Gamss6792/
Goyns6787/
Gahnz6775/
D'Ans6771/
Aanæs6761/
Ainse6749/
Hahns6727/
Hansø6726/
Ngons6722/
Gaims6720/
Acens6716/
Ghons6714/
Hanås6712/
Gohns6711/
Ahnse6710/
Ahans679/
Hanæs679/
Gaittins678/
Gouns678/
Gonsz678/
Ghassens677/
Gaums676/
Atins676/
Gainz676/
Nganz676/
Atens676/
Ahuns675/
Goons674/
Acins674/
Gonst674/
Aansh674/
Ainsh673/
Hamns673/
Aunss673/
Eanse672/
Gonss672/
Gatnz672/
Ghanz672/
Annse672/
Ansch672/
Asnæs672/
Ansse672/
Ghams672/
Ganzt671/
Hansp671/
Ahnsd671/
Aunse671/
Annss671/
Gaunz671/
Aynse671/
Hajns671/
Ganjp671/
Gannß671/
Goëns671/
Gajnz671/
Aunst670/
Gonns670/
Aihns670/
Eanns670/
Ahnns670/
Eanst670/

Gans Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gans in the Georgian language
განსgans-
Gans in the Hindi language
गानसganasa-
Gans in the Marathi language
गन्सgansa-
Gans in the Russian language
Гансgans-

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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 Gans
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