Girten Surname

374,335th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 957 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belgium

Girten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Girten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8331:435,12537,469
Germany531:1,518,97191,373
Belgium451:255,48131,256
Turkey201:3,891,07197,520
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1171:429,22031,367

Girten Last Name Facts

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

The last name Girten is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Girten? popularity and diffusion

It is the 374,335th most prevalent last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 7,614,991 people. The surname Girten is predominantly found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Girten live; 87 percent live in North America and 87 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 833 people, or 1 in 435,125. In The United States Girten is mostly concentrated in: Kentucky, where 18 percent reside, Indiana, where 13 percent reside and Illinois, where 11 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 6 percent reside and Belgium, where 5 percent reside.

Girten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Girten has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 712 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Girten Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Girten last name are 22.99% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.76% registered to vote for the party.

Girten earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.15% more than the national average, earning $44,075 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gierten92160/
Girtten9293/
Guirten9245/
Girthen9218/
Girtien921/
Girrten921/
Irten91546/
Girtienė866/
Gerten831,024/
Greten83607/
Gürten83402/
Hirten8379/
Girtin8355/
Gurten8335/
Sirten8324/
Eirten8323/
Irtenk833/
Cirten831/
Iorten831/
Grethen771,156/
Gurteen77139/
Zierten77116/
Gretten7791/
Girting7730/
Guerten7727/
Gherten7712/
Chirten773/
Grehten772/
Gurtten771/
Gertten771/
Guirtem771/
Iorteen771/
Guirtin771/
Cuirten770/
Gertuen770/
Gehrten770/
Gairtin770/
Erten7320,949/
Irtem731,233/
Iortn731/
Chirtien7110/
Gertienė714/
Gurtteen710/
Grettenn710/
Herten671,149/
Serten6793/
Gurtin6785/
Gertin6779/
Iortin6753/
Ertien6738/
Gürtin6733/
Ertenk6727/
Cirtin6725/
Eerten6721/
Certen6713/
Sreten6712/
Gurtyn674/
Erteng672/
Sirtin672/
Guertn672/
Sirtyn671/
Irtyna671/
Yorten671/
Zerten671/
Eurten670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Girten
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