Gähler Surname
Approximately 845 people bear this surname
Gähler Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 559 | 1:14,692 | 2,429 |
| Germany | 259 | 1:310,832 | 31,514 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
The alternate forms: Gahler (884) are calculated separately.
Gähler Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gähler Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gähler occurs in Switzerland more than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Gahler. For other potential spellings of Gähler click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gähler? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 412,606th most commonly held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 8,624,315 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Gähler are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 97 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The surname Gähler is most common in Switzerland, where it is held by 559 people, or 1 in 14,692. In Switzerland Gähler is most prevalent in: Canton of St Gallen, where 31 percent are found, Canton of Zürich, where 19 percent are found and Canton of Thurgau, where 17 percent are found. Not including Switzerland Gähler exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 31 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 1 percent are found.
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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
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