Gegenhuber Surname

839,220th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 328 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Gegenhuber Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gegenhuber Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria2511:33,9265,441
United States401:9,061,473385,835
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Gegenhuber Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gegenhuber is more frequently found in Austria than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gegenhuber? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gegenhuber is the 839,220th most common family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 22,218,128 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 81 percent of Gegenhuber are found; 80 percent are found in Western Europe and 80 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widely held in Austria, where it is held by 251 people, or 1 in 33,926. In Austria Gegenhuber is mostly concentrated in: Upper Austria, where 65 percent are found, Lower Austria, where 14 percent are found and Styria, where 13 percent are found. Not including Austria this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent are found and South Africa, where 4 percent are found.

Gegenhuber Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gegenhuber last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gegenhuber earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 82.42% less than the national average, earning R 41,784 per year and in United States they earn 31.01% more than the national average, earning $56,528 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heigenhuber8614/
Gegenbauer80363/
Gegenbaur749/
Gigena Pura571/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gegenhuber
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