Gesellchen Surname

1,589,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Gesellchen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gesellchen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany811:993,89568,573
United States451:8,054,643356,745
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Gesellchen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gesellchen is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Gesellchen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gesellchen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gesellchen is the 1,589,322nd most commonly occurring family name on earth, held by around 1 in 56,933,952 people. The last name Gesellchen is mostly found in Europe, where 65 percent of Gesellchen are found; 65 percent are found in Western Europe and 65 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Gesellchen is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 81 people, or 1 in 993,895. In Germany it is most numerous in: Saarland, where 49 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 37 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 35 percent are found and Belgium, where 1 percent are found.

Gesellchen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gesellchen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gesellchen surname expanded 563 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gesellchen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gesellchen last name are 42.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 88.89% registered with the political party.

Gesellchen earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.86% less than the national average, earning $37,167 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geselchen951/
Gesellzhen901/
Gesellgen846/
Selchen8226/
Gelchen822/
Gielchen7839/
Gelchene781/
Gesillsen740/
Selchin7114/
Gelchin712/
Gilchen710/
Gelchion6767/
Gailchen677/

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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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  • 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 Gesellchen
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