Gaitan Surname
Approximately 109,131 people bear this surname
Gaitan Surname User-submission:
It is a surname of Italian origin, illustrious Roman family.
It comes from the name of the Gaeta city, Italy.
Gaitan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 26,598 | 1:1,796 | 356 |
| Nicaragua | 19,577 | 1:308 | 66 |
| Argentina | 17,348 | 1:2,464 | 327 |
| Mexico | 8,464 | 1:14,665 | 1,287 |
| United States | 6,950 | 1:52,152 | 6,278 |
| Guatemala | 5,410 | 1:2,973 | 467 |
| Panama | 5,353 | 1:731 | 146 |
| Spain | 3,533 | 1:13,233 | 1,526 |
| El Salvador | 3,261 | 1:1,945 | 334 |
| Honduras | 2,321 | 1:3,799 | 436 |
| Philippines | 2,279 | 1:44,422 | 7,127 |
| Venezuela | 1,728 | 1:17,479 | 1,324 |
| Peru | 1,694 | 1:18,763 | 2,249 |
| Costa Rica | 1,305 | 1:3,663 | 347 |
| Romania | 1,260 | 1:15,935 | 2,052 |
| Tanzania | 544 | 1:97,319 | 9,643 |
| Uruguay | 396 | 1:8,666 | 973 |
| Ecuador | 166 | 1:95,818 | 6,094 |
| Moldova | 138 | 1:25,807 | 4,256 |
| Chile | 117 | 1:150,568 | 5,147 |
| Brazil | 99 | 1:2,162,367 | 67,701 |
| Canada | 95 | 1:387,848 | 34,448 |
| Dominican Republic | 62 | 1:168,273 | 6,481 |
| Belgium | 61 | 1:188,470 | 25,041 |
| Australia | 49 | 1:550,933 | 40,757 |
| Belize | 40 | 1:8,887 | 1,225 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 37 | 1:36,864 | 3,590 |
| France | 29 | 1:2,290,439 | 180,028 |
| England | 29 | 1:1,921,312 | 76,208 |
| Cuba | 27 | 1:426,767 | 5,704 |
| Italy | 18 | 1:3,397,594 | 101,426 |
| Greece | 17 | 1:651,752 | 73,285 |
| Germany | 15 | 1:5,367,031 | 196,901 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| Austria | 8 | 1:1,064,429 | 75,134 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Paraguay | 5 | 1:1,447,349 | 11,454 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 1:1,183,380 | 5,289 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Gaitán (598), Gaitàn (29), Gaîtan (1), Gaïtan (1) & Gáitan (1) are calculated separately.
Gaitan (1,644) may also be a first name.
Gaitan Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
It is a surname of Italian origin, illustrious Roman family.
It comes from the name of the Gaeta city, Italy.
- saelizondorGaitan Demographics
Average Gaitan Salary in
United States
$38,848 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gaitan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gaitan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gaitan (Arabic: غايتان, Georgian: გაითან, Hindi: गैतन, Marathi: गैतान, Oriya: ଗାଇତନ, Russian: Гаитан) is borne by more people in Colombia than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Gaitán, Gaitàn, Gaîtan, Gaïtan or Gáitan. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gaitan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,188th most prevalent last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 66,778 people. Gaitan is mostly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Gaitan live; 44 percent live in South America and 34 percent live in Hispano-Central America. Gaitan is also the 190,087th most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 1,644 people.
The surname is most widespread in Colombia, where it is borne by 26,598 people, or 1 in 1,796. In Colombia Gaitan is most prevalent in: Capital District, where 32 percent live, Cundinamarca Department, where 16 percent live and Tolima Department, where 8 percent live. Beside Colombia this last name occurs in 68 countries. It is also found in Nicaragua, where 18 percent live and Argentina, where 16 percent live.
Gaitan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Gaitan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gaitan last name rose 695,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Gaitan Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Gaitan surname are 43.08% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 96.31% registered with the party.
The amount Gaitan earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 3.96% more than the national average, earning S/. 20,153 per year; in Colombia they earn 9.46% more than the national average, earning $24,850,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 9.97% less than the national average, earning $38,848 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.54% less than the national average, earning $42,460 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gaitan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gaitan in the Hindi language | ||
| गैतन | gaitana | - |
| Gaitan in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗାଇତନ | ga'itana | 85.71 |
| ଗାଇତାନ | ga'itana | 14.29 |
| Gaitan in the Georgian language | ||
| გაითან | gaitan | 54.55 |
| გაიტან | gaitan | 45.45 |
| Gaitan in the Marathi language | ||
| गैतान | gaitana | 33.33 |
| गोैतन | goaitana | 33.33 |
| गैतत | gaitata | 16.67 |
| गौतम | gautama | 16.67 |
| Gaitan in the Russian language | ||
| Гаитан | gaitan | - |
| Gaitan in the Arabic language | ||
| غايتان | ghaytan | - |
| جايتان | jaytan | - |
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