Gåre Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Gåre Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gåre Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway611:84,30011,704
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

The alternate forms: Gäre (7) are calculated separately.

Gåre Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gåre is most common in Norway. It can be found in the variant forms: Gäre. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gåre? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,333,370th most commonly occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 108,769,342 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Gåre reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.

It is most numerous in Norway, where it is carried by 61 people, or 1 in 84,300. In Norway it is primarily concentrated in: Northern Norway, where 51 percent live, Central Norway, where 18 percent live and Western Norway, where 18 percent live. Beside Norway it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 7 percent live and Denmark, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gäre927/
Gåred892/
Gre861,196/
Grey7555,207/
Gire7523,897/
Gere7512,011/
Gres754,684/
Grez752,823/
Greß752,022/
Gret75613/
Gree75554/
Greu75541/
Grie75413/
Greś75355/
Grea75293/
Gyre75279/
Greh75201/
Grei75175/
Gred75125/
Grer75110/
Grep7597/
Greč7577/
Ngre7554/
Greň7544/
Græe7539/
Grée7536/
Grje7517/
Gåra7516/
Ghre755/
Gjre754/
Grze754/
Gråe753/
Grhe752/
Greć751/
Greş751/
Grre750/
Greer6794,093/
Grech6718,641/
Guire6718,127/
Gaire6717,714/
Gress6711,868/
Girhe676,432/
Guere676,064/
Great676,047/
Greis674,160/
Gresh671,803/
Greet671,335/
Giere671,236/
Geere67986/
Greys67726/
Gayre67650/
Greed67647/
Goire67607/
Girre67603/
Greep67594/
Greiß67516/
Gread67485/
Grett67441/
Geyre67394/
Grees67390/
Grets67333/
Grest67277/
Greas67267/
Guyre67259/
Greyt67160/
Gerre67102/
Greez6799/
Grepp6797/
Gihre6792/
Győre6785/
Grecz6784/
Greey6783/
Gjære6768/
Grešš6764/
Greyz6751/
Øgrey6743/
Gredt6741/
Greij6740/
Goyre6732/
Ghrer6727/
Gerhe6726/
Greiz6725/
Greit6724/
Geråe6715/
Grieh6715/
Grihe6713/
Greeß6713/
Greip6712/
Grezz6711/
Gyrre679/
Gretd679/
Ghrep679/
Greds676/
Ghrez676/
N'Gre675/
Ghrge675/
Gyhre675/
Grzey675/
Ghyre674/
Greap674/
Grrer673/
Greej673/
Greić673/
Greid672/
Ggire672/
Grerr672/
Gredd672/
Greaz672/
Ghrea672/
Kgere672/
Grrhe671/
Grrje671/
Ghrey671/
Ghrhe671/
Ghree671/
Gesre671/
Grhes671/
Nngre671/
Greih671/
Grres671/
Grrez671/
Griea671/
Grieș671/
Grzeh671/
Grzei671/
Gøhre671/
Ggere671/
Grhez671/
Griej671/
Gysre671/
Ghred671/
Griey670/
Grezs670/
Grher670/
Greph670/
Grret670/

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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
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gåre
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