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Where Does The Last Name Gagan Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Gagan (Arabic: جاجان, Bengali: গগন, Hindi: गगन, Marathi: गगन, Oriya: ଗଗନ, Russian: Гаган, Tibetan: ག་གན་) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gagan? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 122,819^th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,959,018 people. The last name Gagan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 69 percent of Gagan reside; 43 percent reside in South Asia and 33 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Gagan is also the 7,748^th most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 134,446 people.

Gagan is most widespread in India, where it is carried by 1,237 people, or 1 in 620,101. In India Gagan is most common in: Gujarat, where 19 percent are found, Punjab, where 17 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 11 percent are found. Beside India it is found in 43 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 19 percent are found and The United States, where 17 percent are found.

Gagan Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Gagan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gagan last name grew 208 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 169 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 56 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Gagan Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Gagan surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (89%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Gagan last name are 8.67% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 61.9% registered with the political party.

The amount Gagan earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.43% more than the national average, earning $46,788 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.4% less than the national average, earning $48,492 CAD per year.