Gahen Surname

1,276,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Qatar

Gahen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gahen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Qatar61:393,00055,922
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States641:784,66749,209

Gahen (109) may also be a first name.

Gahen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gahen (Oriya: ଗାେହନ) is found most in Egypt. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gahen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,276,805th most frequently used last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 40,712,547 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Gahen live; 85 percent live in North Africa and 85 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Gahen is also the 900,062nd most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 109 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Egypt, where it is held by 153 people, or 1 in 600,887. Barring Egypt it is found in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent reside and Qatar, where 3 percent reside.

Gahen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gahen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gahen last name contracted 78 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gahen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Gahen last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Gahen earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 32.28% less than the national average, earning $29,219 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gahene9118/
Gahein9112/
Gauhen915/
Ngahen911/
Gahhen910/
Gahgen910/
Gaen89632/
Gahesin835/
Kgaheng831/
Gahayen830/
Gahahen830/
Gahin801,109/
Gaeen80403/
Gehen80206/
Gohen80147/
Gaene8043/
Gaehn808/
Gaein806/
Gaeyn803/
Ghoen801/
Gaent801/
Ghaen801/
Gahuin7392/
Gaenne7342/
Gehenn7341/
Gaiyen7333/
Goehen7319/
Ghaene7314/
Gaayen7310/
Ghahin737/
Gauhin734/
Gaeain734/
Gaesin732/
Gehien732/
Gahhin732/
Ghahem732/
Gehein731/
Gohein731/
Gohenk731/
Gohenn731/
Gohgen731/
Gohien731/
Hgaeng731/
Gahinh731/
Goëhen731/
Goohen731/
Gaeina731/
Geheen730/
Gahgin730/
Gaesen730/
Goen671,911/
Gein67914/
Gaesing6727/
Göen6716/
Goahain6710/
Gaeeene679/
Gaijean674/
Gajhing671/
Ghahine671/
Ghaeina671/
Ghahind671/
Gaemgne671/
Ghaiyen671/
Gooheen671/
Goheeng670/
Geeheen670/

Gahen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gahen in the Oriya language
ଗାେହନgaehana-

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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 Gahen
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