Gignac Surname

74,386th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,607 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Gignac Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gignac Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada5,0611:7,2801,074
United States1,1811:306,90828,207
France2971:223,64634,695
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
England11:55,718,059489,080
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Gignac Last Name Facts

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

Gignac has its highest incidence in Canada. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Gignac click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gignac? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 74,386th most prevalent surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,103,004 people. The last name Gignac occurs mostly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Gignac are found; 94 percent are found in North America and 48 percent are found in Gallo-North America.

Gignac is most commonly occurring in Canada, where it is borne by 5,061 people, or 1 in 7,280. In Canada Gignac is most numerous in: Quebec, where 63 percent reside, Ontario, where 30 percent reside and British Columbia, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Canada this last name is found in 22 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent reside and France, where 4 percent reside.

Gignac Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gignac has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gignac last name rose 5,135 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gignac Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gignac last name are 0.95% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.18% registered with the political party.

The amount Gignac earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 10.78% more than the national average, earning $47,799 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.2% less than the national average, earning $44,119 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaignac921/
Gignhac921/
Gignack921/
Nggignac861/
Signac83332/
Cignac838/
Gignas832/
Gignak831/
Jignac831/
Coignac77274/
Saignac7737/
Signack771/
Gignock771/
Gaignaux7113/
Guigneaux6740/
Cignak6718/
Gaigneaux6714/
Gegnas6711/
Signak672/
Segnac671/
Gignos671/
Jignak671/
Gignoux62827/
Gigneys6241/
Gignous6211/
Gignouz621/
Gaignoux57254/
Joignaux5759/
Guignoux578/
Joigneaux53504/
Signok501/

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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
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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 Gignac
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