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Where Does The Last Name Gess Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Gess (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺲ, Russian: Гесс) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Gess click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gess? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Gess is the 105,310^th most commonly occurring family name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,638,756 people. The last name Gess occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Gess are found; 49 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 48 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 302,221^st most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 741 people.

The last name Gess is most frequently held in Russia, where it is held by 2,611 people, or 1 in 55,198. In Russia Gess is primarily concentrated in: Saratov Oblast, where 56 percent live, Krasnoyarsk Krai, where 11 percent live and Moscow, where 6 percent live. Aside from Russia this surname occurs in 43 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent live and Germany, where 5 percent live.

Gess Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Gess has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gess surname grew 459 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 117 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gess Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (67%) in Ireland, Orthodox (82%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus, Orthodox (83%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Gess last name are 1.21% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 45.56% registered with the political party.

The amount Gess earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 299.17% more than the national average, earning R 948,576 per year; in United States they earn 5.27% more than the national average, earning $45,422 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.95% more than the national average, earning $59,098 CAD per year.