Gagauz Surname
Approximately 1,367 people bear this surname
Gagauz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moldova | 798 | 1:4,463 | 643 |
| Russia | 449 | 1:320,987 | 32,444 |
| Transnistria | 48 | 1:9,890 | 1,998 |
| Uruguay | 27 | 1:127,102 | 11,684 |
| Bulgaria | 16 | 1:436,182 | 20,063 |
| Argentina | 7 | 1:6,106,202 | 178,634 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gagauz (10) may also be a first name.
Gagauz Demographics
Gagauz Political Affiliation
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Gagauz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gagauz Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gagauz (Russian: Гагауз) occurs more in Moldova more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Gagauz click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gagauz? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 282,110th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 5,331,050 people. The surname Gagauz occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Gagauz live; 78 percent live in Eastern Europe and 58 percent live in Romanian Europe. Gagauz is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent forename at a global level, borne by 10 people.
The last name Gagauz is most commonly occurring in Moldova, where it is borne by 798 people, or 1 in 4,463. In Moldova Gagauz is primarily concentrated in: Găgăuzia, where 77 percent live, Chișinău Municipality, where 10 percent live and Taraclia District, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account Moldova this surname is found in 16 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 33 percent live and Transnistria, where 4 percent live.
Gagauz Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Gagauz last name is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Gagauz last name are 17.94% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 64.71% registered with the party.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gagauz Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gagauz in the Russian language | ||
| Гагауз | gagauz | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Gagauz
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