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 is more frequently found in Taiwan than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Gaogan.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaogan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,723,624th most frequently held last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Gaogan are found; 100 percent are found in East Asia and 100 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. Gaogan is also the 2,608,198th most numerous first name internationally It is held by 18 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Taiwan, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 3,907,458. In Taiwan Gaogan is most numerous in: Pingtung County, where 67 percent are found and Yilan County, where 33 percent are found. Beside Taiwan this last name exists in one country. It is also found in China, where 25 percent are found.

Gaogan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Gaogan surname is predominantly 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