Gård Surname

1,272,314th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 180 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Faroe Islands

Gård Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gård Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden991:99,4627,215
Norway711:72,42710,169
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Faroe Islands21:24,4991,578
Finland11:5,496,70284,025

Gård (16) may also be a first name.

Gård Last Name Facts

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

Gård is carried by more people in Sweden than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Gård click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gård? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,272,314th most widely held family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 40,486,366 people. Gård is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Gård live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 16 people.

This surname is most widely held in Sweden, where it is borne by 99 people, or 1 in 99,462. In Sweden it is primarily concentrated in: Västra Götaland County, where 45 percent reside, Värmland County, where 43 percent reside and Stockholm County, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Sweden this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 39 percent reside and Denmark, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Øgård89155/
Gårdh8988/
Ågård8957/
Gåård8931/
Grd8661/
Hågård8054/
Ågårdh8020/
Gårdsø8016/
Någård8014/
Høgård801/
Gråd7515/
Grdt755/
Grds752/
Grrd751/
Grhd751/
Grdp751/
Grdh751/
Ngrd751/
Qgrd751/
Gårå751/
Høngård731/
Gr67840/
Geerd674/
Grødt671/

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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 Gård
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