Gygax Surname
Approximately 2,623 people bear this surname
Gygax Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 2,120 | 1:3,874 | 545 |
| United States | 213 | 1:1,701,685 | 112,840 |
| France | 40 | 1:1,660,568 | 152,033 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Germany | 33 | 1:2,439,559 | 124,421 |
| Peru | 30 | 1:1,059,471 | 19,489 |
| Ireland | 22 | 1:214,043 | 8,362 |
| Canada | 19 | 1:1,939,242 | 123,675 |
| England | 19 | 1:2,932,529 | 101,561 |
| Belgium | 15 | 1:766,443 | 63,354 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Northern Ireland | 10 | 1:184,504 | 9,341 |
| Venezuela | 8 | 1:3,775,510 | 36,567 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:14,172 | 2,872 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Gygax Demographics
Average Gygax Salary in
United States
$49,323 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gygax Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gygax Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gygax occurs in Switzerland more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gygax? popularity and diffusion
It is the 165,194th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 2,778,325 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 87 percent of Gygax live; 82 percent live in Western Europe and 69 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The surname Gygax is most commonly occurring in Switzerland, where it is carried by 2,120 people, or 1 in 3,874. In Switzerland Gygax is most frequent in: Canton of Bern, where 44 percent are found, Canton of Aargau, where 10 percent are found and Canton of Solothurn, where 9 percent are found. Besides Switzerland this surname exists in 30 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent are found and France, where 2 percent are found.
Gygax Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Gygax has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gygax surname grew 10,650 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Gygax Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Gygax last name are 1.15% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.08% being registered with the party.
The amount Gygax earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 470.39% more than the national average, earning S/. 110,570 per year; in United States they earn 14.31% more than the national average, earning $49,323 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.94% more than the national average, earning $59,092 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guygax | 91 | 0 | / |
| Gigax | 80 | 327 | / |
| Gegax | 80 | 50 | / |
| Gygox | 80 | 10 | / |
| Gygaxová | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gigaux | 73 | 51 | / |
| Goigaux | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gouygoux | 62 | 64 | / |
| Gigueaux | 62 | 1 | / |
| Gigac | 60 | 24 | / |
| Gegak | 60 | 24 | / |
| Gegac | 60 | 8 | / |
| Gegox | 60 | 3 | / |
| Gigak | 60 | 1 | / |
| Gjgak | 60 | 1 | / |
| Gegag | 60 | 1 | / |
| Gigox | 60 | 0 | / |
| Gigoux | 55 | 428 | / |
| Gegoux | 55 | 75 | / |
| Gégoux | 55 | 2 | / |
| Guegak | 55 | 1 | / |
| Goigoux | 50 | 731 | / |
| Ghingak | 50 | 1 | / |
| Ghingag | 50 | 1 | / |
| Guigoux | 50 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Gygax
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