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

The surname Gessner (Russian: Гесснер) has its highest incidence in Germany. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

The last name Gessner is the 51,522^nd most commonly occurring family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 732,564 people. The last name Gessner occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Gessner are found; 43 percent are found in Western Europe and 42 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Gessner is also the 1,005,046^th most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 90 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 4,031 people, or 1 in 19,972. In Germany it is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 24 percent are found, Hesse, where 21 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent are found. Aside from Germany it occurs in 44 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 38 percent are found and Brazil, where 11 percent are found.

Gessner Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Gessner has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gessner surname rose 887 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 2,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gessner Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Gessner last name are 18.36% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.13% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gessner earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 71.62% more than the national average, earning R 407,832 per year; in United States they earn 5.59% more than the national average, earning $45,561 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.03% less than the national average, earning $44,699 CAD per year.