Ginter Surname
Approximately 13,593 people bear this surname
Ginter Surname User-submission:
Ginter is a German surname that was common in Prussia. This is apparently why it is still found in Poland. It does not have a Polish (Slavic) origin. The distribution of Ginter today in Germany may be skewed given the expulsion of Germans from Prussia after World War II, settling in various parts of Germany in which they did not originate.
Read More About This SurnameGinter Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,043 | 1:71,874 | 8,312 |
| Poland | 3,194 | 1:11,900 | 1,720 |
| Germany | 1,431 | 1:56,258 | 7,276 |
| Canada | 1,348 | 1:27,334 | 3,632 |
| Russia | 1,041 | 1:138,447 | 16,159 |
| France | 203 | 1:327,206 | 49,567 |
| Argentina | 202 | 1:211,601 | 17,444 |
| Indonesia | 148 | 1:893,576 | 66,999 |
| Paraguay | 122 | 1:59,318 | 1,635 |
| Hungary | 112 | 1:87,645 | 8,675 |
| Thailand | 100 | 1:706,383 | 117,076 |
| Estonia | 96 | 1:13,769 | 2,151 |
| Austria | 64 | 1:133,054 | 18,198 |
| Kazakhstan | 58 | 1:304,871 | 25,574 |
| Czechia | 49 | 1:217,010 | 30,705 |
| England | 49 | 1:1,137,103 | 53,999 |
| Netherlands | 44 | 1:383,799 | 41,363 |
| Switzerland | 39 | 1:210,588 | 18,223 |
| Israel | 37 | 1:231,287 | 21,601 |
| Australia | 30 | 1:899,857 | 54,700 |
| Uzbekistan | 27 | 1:1,145,524 | 21,534 |
| Latvia | 18 | 1:113,891 | 16,101 |
| Serbia | 13 | 1:549,611 | 20,712 |
| Mexico | 12 | 1:10,343,850 | 40,270 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:535,382 | 20,332 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 10 | 1:597,265 | 42,601 |
| Belarus | 9 | 1:1,055,673 | 72,859 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Luxembourg | 5 | 1:116,108 | 6,306 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 1:6,040,815 | 47,898 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Bolivia | 4 | 1:2,654,108 | 7,945 |
| Slovakia | 4 | 1:1,334,112 | 94,300 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 814 | 1:61,694 | 6,766 |
Ginter (355) may also be a first name.
Ginter Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Ginter is a German surname that was common in Prussia. This is apparently why it is still found in Poland. It does not have a Polish (Slavic) origin. The distribution of Ginter today in Germany may be skewed given the expulsion of Germans from Prussia after World War II, settling in various parts of Germany in which they did not originate.
- valdemarhansenGinter is a German and Polish variant of the surname Günther.
- haffman97Ginter Demographics
Average Ginter Salary in
United States
$43,163 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ginter Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ginter Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ginter (Georgian: გინტერ, Russian: Гинтер) is found most frequently in The United States. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ginter? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 38,691st most frequently used surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 536,125 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Ginter live; 47 percent live in North America and 47 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 462,374th most common first name globally, held by 355 people.
The surname Ginter is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 5,043 people, or 1 in 71,874. In The United States it is primarily found in: Ohio, where 9 percent reside, Kentucky, where 9 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 8 percent reside. Excluding The United States it exists in 59 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 23 percent reside and Germany, where 11 percent reside.
Ginter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Ginter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ginter surname expanded 620 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Ginter Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Orthodox (74%) in Russia and Orthodox (75%) in Kazakhstan.
In The United States those holding the Ginter surname are 20.11% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.88% registered with the political party.
The amount Ginter earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 40.53% less than the national average, earning 205,819 kr per year; in United States they earn 0.03% more than the national average, earning $43,163 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.26% less than the national average, earning $43,593 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ginter Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ginter in the Georgian language | ||
| გინტერ | ginter | - |
| Ginter in the Russian language | ||
| Гинтер | ginter | - |
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Ginter Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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