Gegauf Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Gegauf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gegauf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Gegauf Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gegauf is more commonly found in Switzerland than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Gegauf.

How Common Is The Last Name Gegauf? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gegauf is the 5,391,485th most commonly held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 77 percent of Gegauf live; 69 percent live in Western Europe and 69 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequent in Switzerland, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 912,546. In Switzerland it is most common in: Canton of Thurgau, where 89 percent are found and Canton of Graubünden, where 11 percent are found. Beside Switzerland Gegauf is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 23 percent are found and Spain, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaegauf9234/
Gegauff9231/
Gägauf839/
Gagauf831/
Egaf8011/
Eguf802/
Gégauff772/
Zegaf73212/
Segaf7381/
Eghaf736/
Egouf733/
Egufe732/
Egafe732/
Gegab731/
Egaaf731/
Geguw731/
Egaff731/
Engaf731/
Eguff730/
Zeggaf671,101/
Gegova67350/
Segaaf6745/
Chegaf6710/
Gegaev6710/
Igeafe679/
Hegufe679/
Ziggaf674/
Seagaf672/
Seggaf671/
Segaff671/
Guegaw671/
Ngeguw671/
Gagauv671/
Gegoff671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Gegauf
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis