Gänser Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Gänser Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gänser Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria421:202,74825,305
Germany191:4,237,129172,669

Gänser Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gänser has its highest incidence in Austria. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gänser? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,460,878th most common last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gänser are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 100 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently used in Austria, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 202,748. In Austria it is mostly concentrated in: Styria, where 60 percent live, Carinthia, where 31 percent live and Salzburg, where 5 percent live. Other than Austria it exists in one country. It also occurs in Germany, where 31 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gänse9140/
Genser831,743/
Gänger83390/
Günser83299/
Ginser8375/
Gänzer8322/
Gnse803/
Gensert77414/
Guenser77162/
Gensher7714/
Gennser774/
Genscer774/
Gensier773/
Ginsher772/
Guinser771/
Genseer771/
Gense73717/
Gnset734/
Ginse732/
Ghnse731/
Günse731/
Gänce731/
Gänshirt71183/
Genscher7182/
Gensheer7148/
Gencer6730,782/
Ginger673,924/
Genzer67898/
Genger67816/
Geense67365/
Goense67299/
Gensse67299/
Gemser67254/
Genseh67244/
Günger67208/
Günzer67112/
Günçer6796/
Gensey6792/
Ginzer6768/
Genjer6752/
Göncer6747/
Gensee6738/
Genserová6726/
Genses6726/
Ginsey6724/
Genset6722/
Guinse6719/
Gençer6719/
Gincer6715/
Gaense6712/
Ginjer6711/
Günsey6710/
Gensei6710/
Ginseh6710/
Ginset679/
Ginsir677/
Ginses676/
Gensie676/
Güncer676/
Ngense675/
Guense673/
Genserova672/
Gensir671/
Genscheer671/
Ginsea671/
Genshe671/
Gensea671/
Gähnshirt671/
Genßer671/
Genschier671/
Gimser671/
Ginçer671/
Ginsse671/
Gönçer670/

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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 Gänser
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