Gacitua Surname

79,941st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,098 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chile
Highest density in:
Chile

Gacitua Surname User-submission:

It is a surname of Basque origin, very rare and registered especially in the province of Barcelona and in the community of Madrid. It comes from the word gatzitua, meaning 'saline'.

Gacitua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chile4,9721:3,543524
Argentina9311:45,9113,873
United States381:9,538,393399,091
Ecuador381:418,57510,137
Peru361:882,89218,060
Brazil261:8,233,628183,715
Spain261:1,798,15550,469
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
England11:55,718,059489,080
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086

The alternate forms: Gácitua (1) are calculated separately.

Gacitua Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It is a surname of Basque origin, very rare and registered especially in the province of Barcelona and in the community of Madrid. It comes from the word gatzitua, meaning 'saline'.

- jdescuderof

Gacitua Last Name Facts

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

Gacitua occurs more in Chile more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Gácitua. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gacitua? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 79,941st most numerous family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,195,071 people. The last name Gacitua occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Gacitua are found; 98 percent are found in South America and 97 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America.

The surname is most widely held in Chile, where it is carried by 4,972 people, or 1 in 3,543. In Chile Gacitua is mostly found in: Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 43 percent are found, Bío Bío Region, where 30 percent are found and Araucanía Region, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Chile this last name is found in 20 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 15 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Gacitua Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gacitua are 36.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 90% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gacitua earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 55.71% less than the national average, earning S/. 8,586 per year and in United States they earn 1.14% more than the national average, earning $43,641 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gácitua951/
Gaceitua9316/
Gazitua86245/
Gacetua8693/
Gasitua8631/
Gacidua861/
Asitua7712/
Gasetua7145/
Ashitua711/
Asituah711/
Asitwa62155/
Asiedua572,383/
Ochitwa57193/
Asieduaa53697/
Asieduah5316/

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