Gengnagel Surname

643,972nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 471 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gengnagel Surname User-submission:

Comes from the German words gen, meaning 'way' or 'path' and nägel, meaning 'nails'.

Gengnagel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2841:283,47029,659
Brazil1301:1,646,72654,203
United States441:8,237,703362,142
Chile101:1,761,64727,489
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Gengnagel Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Comes from the German words gen, meaning 'way' or 'path' and nägel, meaning 'nails'.

- jeangengnagel

Gengnagel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gengnagel is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Gengnagel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gengnagel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gengnagel is the 643,972nd most common family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 15,472,497 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of Gengnagel live; 61 percent live in Western Europe and 61 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Gengnagel is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 284 people, or 1 in 283,470. In Germany Gengnagel is mostly concentrated in: Hesse, where 49 percent reside, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 37 percent reside and Berlin, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany Gengnagel is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 28 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.

Gengnagel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gengnagel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gengnagel surname increased 550 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gengnagel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gengnagel surname are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.56% being registered with the party.

Gengnagel earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.11% less than the national average, earning $38,787 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gengnangel952/
Gingnagel8947/
Sengnagel891/
Gyngnagel891/
Gengnagld890/
Gegennagel841/
Gnaguel7530/
Zinnagel7112/
Gnagl711/
Sinnagel711/
Snagel67129/
Jnagel671/

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