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

The surname Gah (Arabic: غاه, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻛﺎﻩ, Hindi: गह, Marathi: गह, Oriya: ଗାହ) is carried by more people in The Ivory Coast than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Gáh or Gâh. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

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

This surname is the 60,932^nd most prevalent surname internationally, held by around 1 in 882,483 people. The surname Gah occurs mostly in Africa, where 66 percent of Gah are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 36 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 184,892^nd most commonly held given name at a global level. It is borne by 1,724 people.

The last name is most frequently used in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 1,944 people, or 1 in 11,868. In The Ivory Coast Gah is most common 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. Aside from The Ivory Coast it is found in 45 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 13 percent are found and Cameroon, where 13 percent are found.

Gah Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Gah has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gah surname increased 142 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gah Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Gah surname are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the political 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.