Gaogan Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Gaogan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gaogan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
China21:683,660,78330,601
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290

Gaogan (18) may also be a first name.

Gaogan Last Name Facts

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

Gaogan occurs in Taiwan more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaogan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,723,624th most common surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Gaogan live; 100 percent live in East Asia and 100 percent live in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 2,608,198th most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 18 people.

The last name is most numerous in Taiwan, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 3,907,458. In Taiwan it is mostly found in: Pingtung County, where 67 percent live and Yilan County, where 33 percent live. Not including Taiwan this surname is found in one country. It is also found in China, where 25 percent live.

Gaogan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (60%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaogane92204/
Gaogang925/
Gaoghan920/
Gahogan920/
Aogan9113/
Gaeoghan861/
Ahogan83326/
Aoigan8364/
Ayogan8318/
Aaogan8317/
Ajogan835/
Auogan831/
Gaogon831/
Aogane831/
Aougan831/
Haogan830/
Gahoungan801/
Gohagan77156/
Ogiagan7727/
Aoingan7713/
Haogang777/
Gaogong776/
Aonggan775/
Ajoghan775/
Ahongan774/
Goangan772/
Gauagan772/
Ahougan771/
Aogon73669/
Aogam7358/
Oagan733/
O'Gogain7124/
Goahagan7117/
Aoughane7110/
Gauaghan717/
Ahoungan714/
Goehagan714/
O'Gagain712/
Goeoghan711/
Ohagan673,131/
Goagon67252/
Ojogan6751/
Ohogan6715/
Aaugan6710/
Hoagan679/
Ahogon675/
Aongon675/
Òhagan672/
Ouogan671/
Oagang671/
O'Agan671/
Oagant671/
Gouogagne671/
Ahôgan671/
Aïhoungan671/
Ayogon671/
Aogoun671/
Eaagan670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Gaogan
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis