Gurtner Surname

110,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,199 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Gurtner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gurtner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland2,2181:3,703516
Austria6691:12,7291,815
United States5181:699,72855,357
France4251:156,28924,249
Germany1461:551,40745,588
Italy451:1,359,03878,318
Australia351:771,30649,759
Argentina321:1,335,73276,713
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Singapore171:323,98313,856
England151:3,714,537119,675
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Czechia111:966,67976,885
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States681:738,51047,095

The alternate forms: Gürtner (750) are calculated separately.

Gurtner Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gurtner is more commonly found in Switzerland than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Gürtner. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gurtner? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 110,661st most frequent family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,735,543 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Gurtner reside; 82 percent reside in Western Europe and 63 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in Switzerland, where it is borne by 2,218 people, or 1 in 3,703. In Switzerland it is most numerous in: Canton of Bern, where 51 percent live, Canton of Zürich, where 9 percent live and Canton of Fribourg, where 6 percent live. Beside Switzerland this last name exists in 27 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 16 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.

Gurtner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gurtner has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gurtner surname rose 762 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gurtner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gurtner are 18.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.29% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gurtner earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.12% less than the national average, earning $43,097 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.29% less than the national average, earning $42,581 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gürtner95750/
Gourtner932/
Gortner86360/
Girtner8637/
Hurtner8628/
Gurtnerová822/
Gurtnerova821/
Goertner8025/
Gurtenne808/
Gorthner807/
Gourtney803/
Ortner7715,504/
Gortney71646/
Orthner71307/
Oertner7184/
Hortner7137/
Orttner7121/
Gürtnerová718/
Gűrtnerová713/
Ortnerr712/
Hürtner711/
Oortner711/
Orrtner711/
Hoertner6724/
Gortny621/

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Gurtner Reference & Research

Girdner DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Girdner FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • 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 Gurtner
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