Gnauk Surname

1,806,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gnauk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gnauk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany991:813,18659,527
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727

Gnauk Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gnauk (Russian: Гнаук) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gnauk? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gnauk is the 1,806,862nd most numerous family name globally, borne by around 1 in 70,072,557 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Gnauk live; 95 percent live in Western Europe and 95 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 99 people, or 1 in 813,186. In Germany Gnauk is primarily concentrated in: Saxony, where 68 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 14 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 9 percent live. Other than Germany this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 3 percent live and Russia, where 2 percent live.

Gnauk Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gnauck911,559/
Gnauke9110/
Gnayuk914/
Gnuk893/
Gnak891/
Gnaucke832/
Gnakh8035/
Gnake8012/
Gnack808/
Gnaik802/
Ngnak801/
Gnacke73255/
Gnague7360/
Gnakhe7339/
Gnajek733/
Gnojak731/
Gnouke731/
Gennaux6749/
Gnag6714/
Gnok675/
Gnaq674/
Gnuq671/
Gnuc671/
Gnac671/
Ngennak671/
Gnug671/
Gnax671/
Gnushke670/

Gnauk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gnauk in the Russian language
Гнаукgnauk-

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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 Gnauk
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