Gnägi Surname

553,576th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 576 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Gnägi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gnägi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland5671:14,4852,386
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

The alternate forms: Gnagi (159) are calculated separately.

Gnägi Last Name Facts

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

Gnägi is more frequently found in Switzerland than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Gnagi. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gnägi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 553,576th most prevalent surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 12,651,989 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Gnägi are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 93 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Gnägi is most frequently held in Switzerland, where it is borne by 567 people, or 1 in 14,485. In Switzerland it is most prevalent in: Canton of Bern, where 69 percent live, Canton of Zürich, where 8 percent live and Canton of St Gallen, where 7 percent live. Outside of Switzerland this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 1 percent live and Austria, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gnagi93159/
Gnägy8022/
Gnigi801/
Gnaegi7390/
Gnagie7347/
Gnagoi736/
Gnegui731/
Gnigui731/
Gnagai730/
Gnighid674/
Gennagi671/
Gnigahie622/
Ngneghui621/
Gnage60128/
Gnega6019/
Gniga603/
Gnege602/
Gnige600/
Guinnigui571/
Gnagey55412/
Gnaegy5582/
Gneger5512/
Gnigha551/
Gneyge551/
Gnigga551/
Gnaggy550/
Gnagay550/
Gnaiger5062/
Gneiger5046/
Ngneghe5016/
Geeniga508/
Gneguep501/

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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 Gnägi
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