Gaata Surname
Approximately 50 people bear this surname
Gaata Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 22 | 1:1,774,513 | 60,490 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
The alternate forms: Gááta (1) are calculated separately.
Gaata (13) may also be a first name.
Gaata Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gaata Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gaata (Oriya: ଗାଆତା) is found most frequently in Uganda. It may also occur in the variant forms: Gááta. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gaata? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,746,821st most commonly held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Gaata are found; 44 percent are found in East Africa and 44 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Gaata is also the 3,159,357th most frequently occurring forename in the world, held by 13 people.
The surname Gaata is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 1,774,513. In Uganda Gaata is mostly concentrated in: Budaka District, where 55 percent reside, Nakasongola District, where 32 percent reside and Pallisa District, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Uganda Gaata occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 32 percent reside and India, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gaata Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gaata in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗାଆତା | ga'ata | - |
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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 Gaata
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