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

Gessner (Russian: Гесснер) occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

This surname is the 51,522^nd most commonly held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 732,564 people. This surname is mostly found 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 numerous forename world-wide, held by 90 people.

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

Gessner Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Gessner has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gessner last name 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 bearing the Gessner surname are 18.36% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.13% being 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.