Ganss Surname

594,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 524 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Ganss Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ganss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2331:345,51733,688
United States2211:1,640,086109,636
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
England81:6,964,757184,742
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Hungary31:3,272,09262,568
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:1,195,68367,545

Ganss Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ganss (Russian: Гансс) is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Ganss.

How Common Is The Last Name Ganss? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 594,812th most frequent family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,907,530 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Ganss live; 45 percent live in Western Europe and 45 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Ganss is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 233 people, or 1 in 345,517. In Germany Ganss is most frequent in: Hesse, where 32 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 27 percent reside and Bavaria, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany Ganss occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 42 percent reside and Russia, where 3 percent reside.

Ganss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ganss has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Ganss last name increased 526 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ganss Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ganss last name are 25.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 72.22% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ganss earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.84% more than the national average, earning $45,667 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.09% less than the national average, earning $46,657 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gansse9153/
Gannss912/
Gainss910/
Gans899,734/
Anss8941/
Gauns802,944/
Ganse802,669/
Gains801,492/
Hanss80871/
Gansz80360/
Ghans80234/
Ganns80167/
Gansh8092/
Gamss8092/
Gaans8035/
Gahns8027/
Ngans8021/
Gayns805/
Aunss803/
Gonss802/
Ansse802/
Hgans801/
Gansd801/
Ganst801/
Annss801/
Kgans801/
Gatns800/
Ans754,125/
Gatens73707/
Gansch73459/
Gatins73147/
Haunss7396/
Hansse7367/
Hannss7346/
Gainse7325/
Gasins7323/
Gonsse7321/
Gannås7317/
Gaunse736/
Ganshe736/
Ghansh735/
Ghanse734/
Ghauns732/
Gaansh731/
Gainns731/
Gainsz731/
Hansst731/
Ngansh731/
Nghans731/
Gacens731/
Gainsh731/
Gamsse731/
Amnæss731/
Annsse731/
Gannse730/
Gahans730/
Hainss730/
Hans6752,676/
Ganz6715,235/
Anse671,439/
Gams671,184/
Ganß671,032/
Ansh67628/
Gons67527/
Anns67433/
Eans67351/
Gaitens67348/
Ains67266/
Gattens67165/
Auns67136/
Aans67107/
Ahns6755/
Gansová6734/
Gaisins6721/
Ansø678/
Gaggins677/
Amss676/
Anst675/
Aasnæss675/
Asns674/
Gausins674/
Ahansse674/
Gansova672/
Gausens672/
Ayns671/
Ghanshe671/
Gatinsh671/
Ansd671/
Onss671/
Gassens671/
Ainnsse671/
An's671/
Anås671/
Anïs671/
Ansz671/
Hasenss671/
Ansp671/
Ghaunse671/
Gainsch670/
Gattins670/
Ganx670/
Gateens670/

Ganss Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ganss in the Russian language
Ганссganss-

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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 Ganss
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