Gasser Surname
Approximately 36,032 people bear this surname
Gasser Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 9,851 | 1:834 | 46 |
| Egypt | 6,315 | 1:14,558 | 1,744 |
| France | 4,158 | 1:15,975 | 1,708 |
| Austria | 4,023 | 1:2,117 | 172 |
| United States | 4,004 | 1:90,524 | 10,178 |
| Italy | 3,324 | 1:18,399 | 3,158 |
| Germany | 1,638 | 1:49,149 | 6,414 |
| Saudi Arabia | 676 | 1:45,645 | 6,666 |
| Argentina | 539 | 1:79,301 | 6,693 |
| Canada | 211 | 1:174,624 | 17,463 |
| England | 174 | 1:320,219 | 23,859 |
| Brazil | 134 | 1:1,597,570 | 52,858 |
| Bolivia | 120 | 1:88,470 | 3,770 |
| Mexico | 76 | 1:1,633,240 | 16,970 |
| Slovenia | 74 | 1:33,617 | 6,581 |
| Australia | 74 | 1:364,807 | 30,412 |
| Spain | 69 | 1:677,566 | 30,057 |
| Dominican Republic | 69 | 1:151,202 | 5,897 |
| Israel | 63 | 1:135,835 | 14,591 |
| Paraguay | 55 | 1:131,577 | 2,835 |
| South Africa | 46 | 1:1,177,776 | 67,773 |
| New Caledonia | 42 | 1:6,577 | 1,478 |
| Thailand | 40 | 1:1,765,959 | 222,048 |
| Philippines | 29 | 1:3,490,973 | 149,374 |
| Norway | 18 | 1:285,683 | 29,080 |
| Poland | 17 | 1:2,235,809 | 104,965 |
| Denmark | 14 | 1:403,194 | 27,097 |
| Belarus | 13 | 1:730,851 | 59,297 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 1:1,407,265 | 75,423 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Czechia | 11 | 1:966,679 | 76,885 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:281,321 | 15,850 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 1:646,903 | 40,014 |
| Bulgaria | 6 | 1:1,163,151 | 37,744 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Yemen | 3 | 1:8,808,431 | 35,773 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 85 | 1:286,769 | 19,769 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 553 | 1:90,811 | 9,350 |
Gasser (8,943) may also be a first name.
Gasser Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) One who lived on an alley.
User-submitted Reference
It is an adjective, which means in Arabic, 'brave'; and its written like this (جَاْسِر ), derived from the verb ( جَسَر ).
- gasserGasser Demographics
Average Male Gasser Height
176.9 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Gasser Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gasser Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gasser (Arabic: غاسر, Russian: Гассер) is more frequently found in Switzerland than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gasser? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 15,472nd most frequently used last name internationally, held by around 1 in 202,252 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Gasser are found; 54 percent are found in Western Europe and 39 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 65,988th most widespread forename internationally. It is borne by 8,943 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Switzerland, where it is carried by 9,851 people, or 1 in 834. In Switzerland it is primarily concentrated in: Canton of Bern, where 20 percent live, Canton of Zürich, where 16 percent live and Canton of Obwalden, where 7 percent live. Aside from Switzerland this surname occurs in 85 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 18 percent live and France, where 12 percent live.
Gasser Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Gasser has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gasser surname expanded 724 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 205 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gasser Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Gasser are 16.38% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.15% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Gasser earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 12.28% less than the national average, earning 303,591 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 290.66% more than the national average, earning R 928,368 per year; in United States they earn 5.7% more than the national average, earning $45,610 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.09% more than the national average, earning $54,698 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gasser Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gasser in the Russian language | ||
| Гассер | gasser | - |
| Gasser in the Arabic language | ||
| غاسر | ghasr | - |
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