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 last name Gagash (Georgian: გაგაშ, Russian: Гагаш) is found in Israel more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gagash? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gagash is the 6,723,624th most commonly used family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Gagash is primarily found in Asia, where 75 percent of Gagash reside; 63 percent reside in West Asia and 63 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia. Gagash is also the 494,051st most commonly occurring forename at a global level. It is borne by 316 people.
It is most numerous in Israel, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 1,711,527. In Israel Gagash is most frequent in: Southern District, where 100 percent live. Outside of Israel this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 13 percent live and Nigeria, where 13 percent live.
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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