Gaudenz Surname
Approximately 140 people bear this surname
Gaudenz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 90 | 1:91,255 | 10,041 |
| France | 29 | 1:2,290,439 | 180,028 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gaudenz (443) may also be a first name.
Gaudenz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gaudenz Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gaudenz occurs more in Switzerland more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Gaudenz.
How Common Is The Last Name Gaudenz? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,497,948th most widely held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 52,053,899 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Gaudenz live; 91 percent live in Western Europe and 69 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 407,208th most numerous first name worldwide, held by 443 people.
The last name is most widespread in Switzerland, where it is held by 90 people, or 1 in 91,255. In Switzerland it is primarily concentrated in: Canton of Graubünden, where 57 percent are found, Canton of Zürich, where 14 percent are found and Canton of Basel-Landschaft, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Switzerland this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in France, where 21 percent are found and Germany, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gadenz | 92 | 368 | / |
| Gaudens | 86 | 914 | / |
| Gaudence | 80 | 5,835 | / |
| Gaudenci | 80 | 42 | / |
| Gaudense | 80 | 1 | / |
| Udenze | 77 | 1,803 | / |
| Gadens | 77 | 299 | / |
| Adenze | 77 | 16 | / |
| Adienz | 77 | 12 | / |
| Audens | 77 | 9 | / |
| Gudens | 77 | 6 | / |
| Godenz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Audiens | 71 | 52 | / |
| Guddens | 71 | 27 | / |
| Gudiens | 71 | 27 | / |
| Godienz | 71 | 4 | / |
| Uudenze | 71 | 3 | / |
| Gaudins | 71 | 3 | / |
| Udehnze | 71 | 1 | / |
| Adeenze | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gaddens | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gaydens | 71 | 1 | / |
| Adens | 67 | 220 | / |
| Odenz | 67 | 30 | / |
| Udens | 67 | 8 | / |
| Udemz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Udnze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaddenns | 67 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gaudenz
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