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 surname Ganss (Russian: Гансс) occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ganss? popularity and diffusion

It is the 594,812th most widespread last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 13,907,530 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Ganss reside; 45 percent reside in Western Europe and 45 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 233 people, or 1 in 345,517. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Hesse, where 32 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 27 percent live and Bavaria, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Germany this surname is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 42 percent live and Russia, where 3 percent live.

Ganss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ganss has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ganss last name grew 526 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ganss Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ganss are 25.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 72.22% being registered with 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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