Gagash Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Gagash Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Gagash (316) may also be a first name.
Gagash Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gagash Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gagash (Georgian: გაგაშ, Russian: Гагаш) is found in Israel more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Gagash click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gagash? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gagash is the 6,723,624th most numerous surname globally It is held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. Gagash occurs mostly in Asia, where 75 percent of Gagash live; 63 percent live in West Asia and 63 percent live in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 494,051st most commonly used given name at a global level, borne by 316 people.
It is most numerous in Israel, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 1,711,527. In Israel Gagash is most frequent in: Southern District, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Israel this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 13 percent reside and Nigeria, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gagash Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gagash in the Georgian language | ||
| გაგაშ | gagash | - |
| Gagash in the Russian language | ||
| Гагаш | gagas | - |
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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 Gagash
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