Gags Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

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

Gags Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gags Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Gags (26) may also be a first name.

Gags Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gags is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gags? popularity and diffusion

Gags is the 5,391,485th most frequently held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 54 percent of Gags live; 54 percent live in Oceania Islands and 54 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Gags is also the 2,084,397th most common first name internationally, borne by 26 people.

This surname is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 1,164,817. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: National Capital District, where 86 percent are found and Chimbu, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 31 percent are found and Brazil, where 8 percent are found.

Gags Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gags has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Gags surname decreased 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaggs8939/
Ghags891/
Gahgs891/
Gagst890/
Gag86909/
Ags8674/
Gagsch8051/
Gaiggs800/
Ghag7521,468/
Hgag751,890/
Gaag751,395/
Gasq75747/
Gagg75656/
Gaug75434/
Gaig75243/
Oggs75136/
Ngag75101/
Gagh7550/
Aggs7539/
Agst7535/
Hags7529/
Agse7517/
Gayg7516/
Agås7515/
Gaks759/
Gahg758/
Gogs757/
Agsp757/
Augs757/
Agsh757/
Gasg756/
Eags756/
Agxs754/
Gegs753/
Aigs752/
Gagz752/
Gacg752/
Agss751/
Acgs751/
Agsd751/
Ahgs751/
Agzs751/
Agsz751/
Gasx751/
Gaqg751/
Gagx751/
Gajg751/
Kgag751/
Gaugshe730/
Gague672,010/
Augst671,055/
Gaigg67587/
Gaugh67568/
Ghagh67434/
Gaugg67396/
Goggs67227/
Hoggs67202/
Gachs67125/
Heags6764/
Gauks6755/
Hagås6748/
Haugs6738/
Gascq6720/
Gahag6719/
Haags6713/
Googs6710/
Haggs679/
Hggag679/
Ghaag676/
Gakse676/
Ghaks675/
Hgahg674/
Eiggs674/
Ghagg674/
Hgagg674/
Haigs673/
Ghaug672/
Agshe672/
Geggs672/
Hagse672/
Aiggs672/
Gaiks672/
Gocgs672/
Gasqu672/
Gacks671/
Gaygısız671/
Cgaig671/
Gaagt671/
Gasqe671/
Gassk671/
Ghahg671/
Gatcs671/
Gausc671/
Ghask671/
Aagse671/
Agsht671/
Askgs671/
Ngaug671/
Ghayg671/
Gacse671/
Hgaig671/
Kgagg671/
Ngagh671/
Agqhs671/
Aicgs671/
Kgajg671/
Gaaks670/
Goigs670/
Gaacs670/
Gaugt670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gags
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