Girgensohn Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Sweden

Girgensohn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Girgensohn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany571:1,412,37687,104
Sweden101:984,67673,605
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
England11:55,718,059489,080

Girgensohn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Girgensohn occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Girgensohn click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Girgensohn? popularity and diffusion

The last name Girgensohn is the 2,091,648th most frequently used family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 89,969,703 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 85 percent of Girgensohn are found; 70 percent are found in Western Europe and 70 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 57 people, or 1 in 1,412,376. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 42 percent reside, Brandenburg, where 21 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 16 percent reside. Not including Germany Girgensohn exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 12 percent reside and South Africa, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Girgensohn
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis