Ganshorn Surname

1,044,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 240 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Denmark

Ganshorn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ganshorn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1471:2,465,707151,024
Germany531:1,518,97191,373
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Ganshorn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ganshorn is found most frequently in The United States. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ganshorn? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,044,719th most frequently used family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 30,364,775 people. The surname Ganshorn occurs mostly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Ganshorn live; 74 percent live in North America and 74 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Ganshorn is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 147 people, or 1 in 2,465,707. In The United States Ganshorn is most numerous in: Indiana, where 60 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and Nebraska, where 9 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 22 percent reside and Canada, where 13 percent reside.

Ganshorn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ganshorn has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 919 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ganshorn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ganshorn surname are 45.54% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 92.31% registered with the political party.

The amount Ganshorn earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 16.01% more than the national average, earning $50,056 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.74% more than the national average, earning $55,518 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gansshorn941/
Ganzhorn88563/
Anshorin887/
Gansharn881/
Ansorin8048/
Aunsorn8025/
Gansarn801/
Ansharn801/
Gansüren75232/
Anchoren7518/
Anhjorin755/
Ganzgorn752/
Onshoorn751/
Gansuren751/
Ganzharn751/
Hanscorn750/
Ganchurin71134/
Gansareng7198/
Anjorn714/
Amsorn712/
Ancorn712/
Goonchorn711/
Ganzharin711/
Anjorin6715,181/
Ansarin671,874/
Hancorn67119/
Ancorin6722/
Ounsorn6721/
Aimsorn6712/
Gamjorn674/
Anjoren672/
Aumsorn671/
Aunsarn671/
Onchorn671/
Oonsorn671/
Ganzharina671/
Anjoirn671/
Anzorin671/

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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 Ganshorn
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