Gants Surname

617,057th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 499 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Gants Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gants Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia2031:709,96660,177
United States2021:1,794,351117,764
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
Belarus241:395,87740,412
Kazakhstan141:1,263,03568,752
India81:95,883,173728,828
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
England11:55,718,059489,080
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1731:290,28123,212

Gants (54) may also be a first name.

Gants Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gants (Russian: Ганц) is found most frequently in Russia. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gants? popularity and diffusion

It is the 617,057th most numerous family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 14,604,300 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 34 percent of Gants live; 33 percent live in Eastern Europe and 33 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,350,955th most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 54 people.

Gants is most commonly used in Russia, where it is held by 203 people, or 1 in 709,966. In Russia Gants is primarily found in: Moscow, where 15 percent reside, Saint Petersburg, where 8 percent reside and Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Russia this surname is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 40 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent reside.

Gants Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gants has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gants surname rose 117 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gants Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Gants last name is predominantly Orthodox (81%) in Russia and Orthodox (45%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Gants surname are 27.3% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 74.07% registered to vote for the political party.

Gants earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.73% more than the national average, earning $48,210 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngants91435/
Gaynts9157/
Gaints9132/
Gantts9131/
Gantse912/
Gannts910/
Gaunts910/
Gant8921,978/
Ants89359/
Gaintse8372/
Kgantse8330/
Gauntts834/
Gaynets831/
Ghantse831/
Gantsch830/
Gantt8012,204/
Gaunt8011,052/
Gante807,825/
Gantz804,663/
Ghant801,222/
Antse80587/
Gandt80329/
Hants80267/
Ganth80171/
Gonts8051/
Gaint8049/
Aints8029/
Gancs8026/
Gands8016/
Ngant8016/
Gannt8013/
Gaant802/
Gantd801/
Gantp801/
Gaynt801/
Antsh801/
Aunts800/
Gantsova77114/
Gantzsch7720/
Ghante734,130/
Gauntt731,740/
Gontse731,382/
Gueant73417/
Gasent73293/
Gainet73252/
Gantze7370/
Gantch7368/
Ghantt7367/
Gauntz7359/
Ganthe7357/
Gahntz7349/
Haunts7345/
Haints7338/
Gheant7325/
Ghents7323/
Hantse7319/
Gandzs7317/
Gantte7315/
Hantsz7315/
Haynts736/
Gaynet735/
Gaunte735/
Hantsh734/
Antdst734/
Gandsø734/
Gaante733/
Gacint733/
Ghanth733/
Gandsh732/
Gainds731/
Gatnte731/
Gaundt731/
Gaunnt731/
Gauntp731/
Ganntt731/
Gahnte731/
Gandte731/
Gandth731/
Gounts731/
Ngands731/
Atntse731/
Gandtz731/
Gatent731/
Ganhte731/
Gaanth731/
Gainth730/
Gannth730/
Ganstz730/
Ganntz730/
Gainte730/
Gaunth730/
Gaintsova711/
Ganz6715,235/
Gand674,053/
Antz67893/
Hantsch67619/
Ganc67604/
Gont67455/
Gainnet67104/
Ancs6786/
Ands6753/
Gaynett6735/
Gassent6722/
Ghannte6720/
Onts6719/
Gantova6714/
Goynets6713/
Gamt6712/
Gainete6710/
Hainets6710/
Antsova679/
Gainett677/
Haintse676/
Ghanthe675/
Gonntse675/
Gantche675/
Gaisent674/
Amts674/
Gueints673/
Gontsch673/
Hantsøe673/
Ghantte672/
Anzs672/
Hayntse672/
Kgontse672/
Gontshe672/
Gahante671/
Gaynete671/
Gassint671/
Gountse671/
Gheante671/
Assints671/
Antš671/
Gamtshe671/
Gaineth671/
Eantsch670/

Gants Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gants in the Russian language
Ганцganc-

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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 Gants
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