Gagatan Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Gagatan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gagatan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines561:1,807,825113,961
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Gagatan Last Name Facts

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

Gagatan is more frequently found in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Gagatan.

How Common Is The Last Name Gagatan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,333,370th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 108,769,342 people. Gagatan is predominantly found in Asia, where 84 percent of Gagatan are found; 84 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 84 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The surname Gagatan is most common in The Philippines, where it is carried by 56 people, or 1 in 1,807,825. In The Philippines Gagatan is primarily found in: Western Visayas, where 48 percent reside, Caraga, where 18 percent reside and Central Luzon, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account The Philippines this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent reside and Austria, where 1 percent reside.

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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 Gagatan
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