Gensmer Surname

948,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 276 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Gensmer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gensmer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2471:1,467,445100,382
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:1,195,68367,545

Gensmer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gensmer is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gensmer? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gensmer is the 948,111th most frequently used family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 26,404,152 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Gensmer reside; 89 percent reside in North America and 89 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Gensmer is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 247 people, or 1 in 1,467,445. In The United States Gensmer is most common in: Minnesota, where 56 percent reside, Wisconsin, where 17 percent reside and North Carolina, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States Gensmer exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 10 percent reside and Switzerland, where 0 percent reside.

Gensmer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gensmer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gensmer surname increased 588 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gensmer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gensmer are 31.41% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 78.18% registered to vote for the party.

Gensmer earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.15% more than the national average, earning $49,688 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Genschmer88119/
Genzmer86245/
Gemsmer861/
Sensmer860/
Jensmer860/
Ginsmer860/
Genzmehr809/
Sensmier801/
Gänzmer717/
Ehnsmyr714/
Sinsmer710/
Sensmuir670/
Sinsmir5751/
Insmire571/
Gemsmith531/
Zinsmayr531/
Zinsmeist501/

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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 Gensmer
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