Gänswein Surname

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

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Vatican City

Gänswein Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gänswein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany531:1,518,97191,373
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Vatican City11:1174
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Gänswein Last Name Facts

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

Gänswein is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gänswein? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,460,878th most commonly held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 119,467,966 people. Gänswein occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gänswein live; 97 percent live in Western Europe and 97 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Gänswein is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 53 people, or 1 in 1,518,971. In Germany it is primarily found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 87 percent are found, Bavaria, where 11 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Germany Gänswein is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 10 percent are found and Spain, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Genswein8855/
Gaenswein827/
Gonsein809/
Ganswin805/
Gansowen7580/
Genzwein7516/
Gainswin752/
Ganssein751/
Gansen713,256/
Günsen71374/
Gansin71277/
Gonsen71177/
Gunsin7187/
Gunsen7161/
Günesen67616/
Ganasen67606/
Kanswen67259/
Gonnsen67196/
Ganesen67182/
Gansino67131/
Gansoen6785/
Gansien6780/
Gansaen6761/
Gunsain6758/
Ganusin6737/
Ganisin6734/
Ganasin6730/
Ghansin6730/
Ganssin6729/
Gunusen6723/
Ganssen6719/
Gansain6718/
Ganisen6718/
Gunsena6716/
Gansuen6716/
Gansuin6715/
Gonsina6715/
Gonsain6714/
Guensen679/
Gonsuin678/
Gansina674/
Günesin673/
Gunswan673/
Gansean673/
Gonasen672/
Ganesin672/
Gansini672/
Guansin672/
Gwansen672/
Gansena672/
Genswan671/
Gunsinu671/
Ganosin671/
Gan Sen671/
Gohnsen671/
Gansinh671/
Gonssen671/
Ghensen671/
Gounsin671/
Gunasen671/
Gunsina671/
Ghansen671/
Guinsin671/
Gonsena671/
Goni Seina671/
Gansyen671/
Gansoin671/
Gansene671/
Gannsen671/
Gunesin671/
Kenswen671/
Consein670/
Genschvind560/
Ginsuan535/

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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 Gänswein
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