Gessner Surname

51,522nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,948 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gessner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gessner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4,0311:19,9722,639
United States3,8241:94,78510,635
Brazil1,0581:202,3397,777
Canada2641:139,56714,363
Israel1501:57,0517,341
Switzerland1031:79,7379,154
Austria851:100,18214,475
France831:800,27496,515
Poland791:481,12348,113
South Africa601:902,96258,308
Australia331:818,05251,601
Italy301:2,038,55689,453
England211:2,653,24194,788
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Croatia151:281,90728,677
Jamaica101:286,9957,581
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4311:116,51711,457

Gessner (90) may also be a first name.

Gessner Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gessner (Russian: Гесснер) is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gessner? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 51,522nd most frequently used family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 732,564 people. The last name Gessner occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Gessner live; 43 percent live in Western Europe and 42 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,005,046th most commonly held first name in the world, held by 90 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 4,031 people, or 1 in 19,972. In Germany Gessner is primarily concentrated in: Bavaria, where 24 percent live, Hesse, where 21 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent live. Excluding Germany this surname is found in 44 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 38 percent live and Brazil, where 11 percent live.

Gessner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gessner has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 887 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 2,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gessner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gessner surname are 18.36% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.13% registered with 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Giessner93166/
Geissner9355/
Gaessner9330/
Goessner9315/
Guessner935/
Gessgner931/
Essner921,310/
Gesner921,268/
Gessne924/
Gassner8611,473/
Gossner86702/
Hessner86502/
Jessner86405/
Eissner86303/
Geisner86221/
Sessner86108/
Eussner8698/
Gössner8671/
Geszner8655/
Geysner8651/
Giesner8639/
Zessner8638/
Gesnerd8631/
Essnert8619/
Geesner8616/
Guesner8616/
Yessner8616/
Cessner867/
Geshner865/
Eyssner864/
Gissner863/
Gässner863/
Eshsner861/
Gesnert861/
Gesnier861/
Gesnner861/
Gaesner860/
Gessnes860/
Esner83397/
Gesne8319/
Gessnerová828/
Heussner80638/
Heissner80187/
Zeissner8073/
Chessner804/
Geschner804/
Gassneer801/
Gassnear800/
Esshnger800/
Hiessner800/
Eisner7711,067/
Geßner775,344/
Gasner771,251/
Eysner771,194/
Guesne77489/
Jesner77209/
Yesner77203/
Hesner77107/
Gosner7785/
Issner7777/
Cesner7751/
Gisner7737/
Eszner7732/
Eshner7728/
Zesner7724/
Eusner7721/
Ejsner7714/
Sisner7710/
Sesner777/
Gejner776/
Ehsner774/
Gysner773/
Edsner773/
Esnner773/
Etsner772/
Esnerd772/
Easner772/
Iesner772/
Gezner771/
Gešner771/
Geshne771/
Eïsner771/
Esnere771/
Esnert771/
Exsner771/
Giesne770/
Gessny770/
Gesnie770/
Jessne770/
Gesnerová753/
Essnerová751/
Geisznger751/
Gasnier717,802/
Eschner711,403/
Heisner711,182/
Heusner71846/
Guesnet71511/
Chesner71438/
Guesney71346/
Gerzner71215/
Gaszner71205/
Gießner71186/
Zeisner71133/
Hissner71117/
Geißner7180/
Jessney7175/
Cissner7172/
Zissner7158/
Eiszner7157/
Gosnear7146/
Hässner7139/
Ceisner7135/
Giejner7126/
Gosnier7125/
Gahsner7116/
Hetsner714/
Jessnes714/
Cessney714/
Gaisner713/
Cessnea712/
Heszner712/
Ziesner712/
Hiesner711/
Hesnier711/
Heasner711/
Jissner711/
Eisnert711/
Guisner711/
Sissner711/
Seisner711/
Sesnier711/
Eishner711/
Gechner711/
Sishner711/
Jehsner711/
Jeszner711/
Heesner711/
Oissner711/
Gejzner711/
Gasneur711/
Goeßner711/
Gaeßner711/
Gajsner711/
Jesnier711/
Heysner710/
Goshner710/
Gosneir710/
Heshner710/
Goisner710/
Gishner710/
Sessney710/
Gasnner710/
Ceshner710/
Jetsner710/
Scisner710/
Seshner710/
Gashner710/
Gosnner710/
Exner6715,012/
Isner671,387/
Chesnier67610/
Ešner67156/
Ejner6795/
Cesne6783/
Gesny6759/
Guesnett6731/
Gischner6725/
Gesni6716/
Zeschner6716/
Gesna6714/
Eßner6714/
Gisne6712/
Heiszner6712/
Ysner6711/
Esnerová6711/
Jeschner6710/
Heisnier677/
Zeishner676/
Gejne676/
Jesne676/
Sisne675/
Heisneir673/
Esnerova673/
Euschner673/
Goschner671/
Aheisner671/
Zeushner671/
Ziesnner671/
Sesne671/
Eischner671/
Sischner671/
Heuhsner671/
Heuszner671/
Zeuszner671/
Äsner671/
Soisnier671/
Göschner671/
Giejzner671/
Esnir671/
Esnjr671/
Gysne671/
Heschner671/
Ezner670/
Yeschner670/
Ecner670/
Seschner670/
Eisnheur670/
Chesneer670/
Chesnear670/
Cheesner670/

Gessner Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gessner in the Russian language
Гесснерgessner-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gessner
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