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) occurs most in Uganda. It may be found as a variant: Gááta. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gaata? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,746,821st most commonly used last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. The last name occurs predominantly 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. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly held first name at a global level It is held by 13 people.
The last name Gaata is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 1,774,513. In Uganda Gaata is most prevalent in: Budaka District, where 55 percent live, Nakasongola District, where 32 percent live and Pallisa District, where 9 percent live. Not including Uganda Gaata exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 32 percent live and India, where 14 percent live.
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
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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 Gaata
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