Gap Surname
Approximately 842 people bear this surname
Gap Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 228 | 1:166,705 | 23,260 |
| Vietnam | 193 | 1:480,031 | 1,422 |
| Papua New Guinea | 132 | 1:61,771 | 8,000 |
| India | 120 | 1:6,392,212 | 146,413 |
| France | 47 | 1:1,413,249 | 138,595 |
| Indonesia | 38 | 1:3,480,242 | 186,493 |
| Taiwan | 17 | 1:1,379,103 | 9,281 |
| Israel | 15 | 1:570,509 | 41,023 |
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Cameroon | 7 | 1:2,967,010 | 123,373 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 1:1,243,838 | 27,519 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 115 | 1:436,684 | 31,761 |
Gap (644) may also be a first name.
Gap Demographics
Average Gap Salary in
England
£28,875
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Gap Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gap Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gap (Hindi: गप, Marathi: गप, Oriya: ଗପ, Russian: Гап, Tibetan: རྒྱལཔོ་) is more frequently found in Poland than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gap? popularity and diffusion
It is the 413,768th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 8,655,043 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 47 percent of Gap live; 28 percent live in Southeast Asia and 27 percent live in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 327,600th most widespread forename internationally, borne by 644 people.
It is most common in Poland, where it is held by 228 people, or 1 in 166,705. Besides Poland this last name is found in 24 countries. It is also common in Vietnam, where 23 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent live.
Gap Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Gap has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Gap surname decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gapp | 86 | 2,984 | / |
| Gape | 86 | 1,905 | / |
| Gaup | 86 | 533 | / |
| Gasp | 86 | 463 | / |
| Ngap | 86 | 235 | / |
| Gaps | 86 | 124 | / |
| Gaip | 86 | 101 | / |
| Ghap | 86 | 14 | / |
| Gaap | 86 | 14 | / |
| Gapt | 86 | 6 | / |
| Gaph | 86 | 5 | / |
| Ggap | 86 | 3 | / |
| Gadp | 86 | 2 | / |
| Gapz | 86 | 2 | / |
| Hgap | 86 | 2 | / |
| Gapf | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kgap | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gahp | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gatp | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gazp | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ga | 80 | 110,240 | / |
| Ap | 80 | 12,228 | / |
| Gaspe | 75 | 1,970 | / |
| Gaupp | 75 | 1,047 | / |
| Gappe | 75 | 279 | / |
| Gaupt | 75 | 103 | / |
| Gahap | 75 | 88 | / |
| Kgape | 75 | 71 | / |
| Gapps | 75 | 70 | / |
| Gaipe | 75 | 32 | / |
| Gadpe | 75 | 30 | / |
| Gaupe | 75 | 24 | / |
| Gapch | 75 | 14 | / |
| Ghape | 75 | 12 | / |
| Ngaip | 75 | 6 | / |
| Ghaph | 75 | 6 | / |
| Gashp | 75 | 4 | / |
| Gasph | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gaphe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ghatp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nghap | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gaype | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gayıp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gapsh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gatpe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kgaps | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gasps | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gazpe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gatpf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gahdp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gai | 67 | 366,958 | / |
| Gad | 67 | 170,699 | / |
| Gay | 67 | 88,569 | / |
| Gau | 67 | 82,928 | / |
| Nga | 67 | 61,620 | / |
| Gop | 67 | 55,997 | / |
| Gat | 67 | 21,793 | / |
| Gas | 67 | 10,351 | / |
| Ape | 67 | 9,209 | / |
| Gah | 67 | 8,258 | / |
| Gaj | 67 | 7,908 | / |
| Goa | 67 | 7,604 | / |
| Gaa | 67 | 6,704 | / |
| Asp | 67 | 6,363 | / |
| Gha | 67 | 6,336 | / |
| Gaz | 67 | 4,726 | / |
| Apt | 67 | 2,869 | / |
| Gab | 67 | 2,802 | / |
| Hap | 67 | 1,770 | / |
| Aip | 67 | 1,014 | / |
| App | 67 | 710 | / |
| Eap | 67 | 586 | / |
| Aps | 67 | 460 | / |
| Aup | 67 | 346 | / |
| Gav | 67 | 335 | / |
| Aap | 67 | 284 | / |
| Aph | 67 | 221 | / |
| Gapova | 67 | 217 | / |
| Gaş | 67 | 185 | / |
| Gapsch | 67 | 156 | / |
| Azp | 67 | 127 | / |
| Gaï | 67 | 101 | / |
| Gaupås | 67 | 73 | / |
| Ahp | 67 | 70 | / |
| Gaš | 67 | 55 | / |
| Gga | 67 | 54 | / |
| Atp | 67 | 50 | / |
| Kgaupe | 67 | 50 | / |
| Ayp | 67 | 38 | / |
| Gaippe | 67 | 37 | / |
| Adp | 67 | 36 | / |
| Țap | 67 | 36 | / |
| Gaľ | 67 | 33 | / |
| Gaś | 67 | 22 | / |
| Géa | 67 | 21 | / |
| Cga | 67 | 20 | / |
| Kga | 67 | 17 | / |
| Gaddpe | 67 | 16 | / |
| Hga | 67 | 15 | / |
| Gapová | 67 | 15 | / |
| Apf | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ajp | 67 | 12 | / |
| Gahaph | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gaî | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gać | 67 | 8 | / |
| Apz | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gač | 67 | 7 | / |
| Abp | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gêa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Uamgap | 67 | 2 | / |
| Qga | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gaidpe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaÿ | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gashps | 67 | 1 | / |
| A'P | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gahape | 67 | 0 | / |
Gap Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gap in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗପ | gapa | 84.08 |
| ଗପ୍ | gap | 10.19 |
| େଗାପ | egapa | 5.73 |
| Gap in the Hindi language | ||
| गप | gapa | 66.67 |
| गाप | gapa | 16.67 |
| गप् | gap | 16.67 |
| Gap in the Marathi language | ||
| गप | gapa | 66.67 |
| गेाप | geapa | 33.33 |
| Gap in the Tibetan language | ||
| རྒྱལཔོ་ | gyalpo | 44.44 |
| རྒྱསཔ་ | gyaspa | 22.22 |
| རྒྱལཔ་ | gyalpa | 11.11 |
| རྒརཔ་ | garpa | 11.11 |
| སྒརཔ་ | garpa | 11.11 |
| Gap in the Russian language | ||
| Гап | gap | - |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gap
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