Gazzaniga Surname
Approximately 2,089 people bear this surname
Gazzaniga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 1,338 | 1:45,708 | 8,225 |
| Argentina | 466 | 1:91,724 | 7,726 |
| United States | 149 | 1:2,432,610 | 149,447 |
| France | 40 | 1:1,660,568 | 152,033 |
| Switzerland | 24 | 1:342,205 | 26,446 |
| Brazil | 21 | 1:10,194,016 | 213,214 |
| Spain | 18 | 1:2,597,335 | 59,996 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Chile | 7 | 1:2,516,639 | 33,195 |
| Venezuela | 7 | 1:4,314,868 | 39,591 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
The alternate forms: Gazzañiga (1) are calculated separately.
Gazzaniga (70) may also be a first name.
Gazzaniga Demographics
Gazzaniga Political Affiliation
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Gazzaniga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gazzaniga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gazzaniga is held by more people in Italy than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Gazzañiga. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gazzaniga? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gazzaniga is the 199,907th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 3,488,533 people. Gazzaniga occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Gazzaniga live; 66 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 65 percent live in Italic Europe. It is also the 1,162,016th most numerous first name worldwide, held by 70 people.
This last name is most common in Italy, where it is held by 1,338 people, or 1 in 45,708. In Italy it is most common in: Lombardy, where 86 percent live, Piedmont, where 7 percent live and Liguria, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account Italy it exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.
Gazzaniga Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Gazzaniga has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gazzaniga surname grew 7,450 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Gazzaniga Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Gazzaniga last name are 12.84% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.07% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Gazzaniga earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 109.18% more than the national average, earning €62,816 per year and in United States they earn 54.83% more than the national average, earning $66,809 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gazzañiga | 96 | 1 | / |
| Gazzaniega | 95 | 1 | / |
| Gazzainiga | 95 | 1 | / |
| Gazaniga | 94 | 579 | / |
| Gazzanigo | 89 | 28 | / |
| Gasaniga | 82 | 41 | / |
| Gazzanego | 78 | 39 | / |
| Asaniga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gajanigo | 71 | 7 | / |
| Gazanego | 71 | 5 | / |
| Gasanegga | 67 | 5 | / |
| Azanegash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ajanigo | 63 | 29 | / |
| Asanigo | 63 | 4 | / |
| Ocaniga | 63 | 1 | / |
| Ozoniga | 63 | 1 | / |
| Gasanego | 59 | 37 | / |
| Asconiga | 59 | 30 | / |
| Asanigho | 59 | 8 | / |
| Gajanegi | 59 | 1 | / |
| Aseinigha | 56 | 1 | / |
| Gajjanjgi | 56 | 1 | / |
| Ojoniga | 50 | 30 | / |
| Osoniga | 50 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Gazzaniga
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