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Where Does The Last Name Gah Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Gah (Arabic: غاه, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻛﺎﻩ, Hindi: गह, Marathi: गह, Oriya: ଗାହ) is found most frequently in The Ivory Coast. It may also occur as: Gáh or Gâh. Click here for other potential spellings of Gah.

How Common Is The Last Name Gah? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 60,932^nd most common last name on earth, held by around 1 in 882,483 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 66 percent of Gah live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 36 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 184,892^nd most frequently used forename world-wide, held by 1,724 people.

The last name is most prevalent in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 1,944 people, or 1 in 11,868. In The Ivory Coast Gah is most prevalent in: Montagnes District, where 66 percent are found, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 19 percent are found and Bas-Sassandra District, where 6 percent are found. Apart from The Ivory Coast Gah is found in 45 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 13 percent are found and Cameroon, where 13 percent are found.

Gah Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Gah has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gah last name grew 142 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gah Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Gah last name are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 71.43% being registered with the party.

Gah earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.4% less than the national average, earning $33,917 USD per year.