Gantenbein Surname

143,853rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,091 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Gantenbein Surname User-submission:

The Gantenbein surname means 'sings good' in Romansh.

Gantenbein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland2,1731:3,780530
United States6191:585,55647,866
Germany691:1,166,74676,492
Luxembourg501:11,6112,029
France471:1,413,249138,595
Liechtenstein231:1,669173
Argentina221:1,942,88297,983
Mexico141:8,866,15837,743
Guatemala131:1,237,1285,444
Norway101:514,22941,629
Chile91:1,957,38629,026
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States811:619,98441,330

Gantenbein Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Gantenbein surname means 'sings good' in Romansh.

- sooderso

Gantenbein Last Name Facts

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

Gantenbein occurs in Switzerland more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gantenbein? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gantenbein is the 143,853rd most commonly used surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,357,666 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 77 percent of Gantenbein reside; 76 percent reside in Western Europe and 74 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequent in Switzerland, where it is held by 2,173 people, or 1 in 3,780. In Switzerland Gantenbein is mostly concentrated in: Canton of St Gallen, where 42 percent reside, Canton of Zürich, where 17 percent reside and Canton of Thurgau, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Switzerland Gantenbein occurs in 26 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Germany, where 2 percent reside.

Gantenbein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gantenbein has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gantenbein last name expanded 764 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gantenbein Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gantenbein last name are 9.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.38% registered with the political party.

The amount Gantenbein earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 18.49% less than the national average, earning 282,100 kr per year; in United States they earn 0.92% more than the national average, earning $43,546 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.74% more than the national average, earning $51,046 CAD per year.

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