Gedanken Surname

1,658,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Gedanken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gedanken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel531:161,46516,670
Brazil361:5,946,509145,792
United States191:19,076,786604,894
France71:9,488,960336,266
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Gedanken Last Name Facts

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

Gedanken is more commonly found in Israel than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Gedanken click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gedanken? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,658,108th most frequently occurring surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 60,729,549 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 47 percent of Gedanken are found; 44 percent are found in West Asia and 44 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia.

Gedanken is most commonly occurring in Israel, where it is borne by 53 people, or 1 in 161,465. In Israel it is primarily found in: Central District, where 32 percent live, Haifa District, where 21 percent live and Tel Aviv District, where 21 percent live. Excluding Israel it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 30 percent live and The United States, where 16 percent live.

Gedanken Last Name Statistics demography

Gedanken earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 101.67% more than the national average, earning $87,018 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gedankien946/
Gedankin8812/
Gedankem881/
Gedankina821/
Sedankin755/
Sedankyn754/
Hedankyna711/
Jdankin671/
Idankin671/
Edonkem671/
Jdankina638/
Idankina632/
Aydankina591/

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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 Gedanken
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