Gürgens Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Norway

Gürgens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gürgens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany781:1,032,12170,345
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

The alternate forms: Gurgens (28) are calculated separately.

Gürgens Last Name Facts

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

Gürgens is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Gurgens. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gürgens? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,047,559th most common family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 86,756,499 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Gürgens live; 94 percent live in Western Europe and 94 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 78 people, or 1 in 1,032,121. In Germany Gürgens is most numerous in: Brandenburg, where 29 percent live, Berlin, where 19 percent live and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 19 percent live. Aside from Germany this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 6 percent live and Switzerland, where 1 percent live.

Gürgens Last Name Statistics demography

Gürgens earn notably more than the average income. In Norway they earn 19.97% more than the national average, earning 415,207 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gurgens9528/
Gürgenç86352/
Gorgens86116/
Girgens869/
Górgens861/
Goergens80597/
Gurtgens800/
Gorgns7710/
Girgenç7188/
Giriens7177/
Girgins7113/
Gurgins710/
Gorgins710/
Gorggins670/
Girginç5753/
Gurihins532/
Gurchins530/

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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 Gürgens
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