Gapen Surname

764,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 373 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Gapen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gapen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3631:998,50973,813
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1031:487,56034,505

Gapen (135) may also be a first name.

Gapen Last Name Facts

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

Gapen (Russian: Гапен) is most common in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gapen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gapen is the 764,765th most numerous family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 19,537,657 people. Gapen occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Gapen reside; 98 percent reside in North America and 98 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 797,647th most numerous forename globally, held by 135 people.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 363 people, or 1 in 998,509. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 16 percent are found, Arizona, where 11 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 8 percent are found. Not including The United States it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 1 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Gapen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gapen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gapen surname increased 352 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gapen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gapen last name are 16.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.22% registered to vote for the political party.

Gapen earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.49% more than the national average, earning $47,676 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gapuen91289/
Gadpen9188/
Gappen9124/
Gaupen9123/
Gaspen9123/
Ngapen9112/
Gapeng9111/
Gapien911/
Gaypen911/
Gapfen910/
Apen891,681/
Gapenne83247/
Gabpeng8311/
Ghapuen833/
Gaipien831/
Gaipeng831/
Eapen807,067/
Aspen801,267/
Gopen80736/
Apuen80460/
Gapin80449/
Apeng80347/
Apend80264/
Appen80207/
Hapen80177/
Aipen8023/
Apoen8013/
Apien808/
Aupen804/
Gepen802/
Aypen801/
Ahpen801/
Apeun801/
Ngapn801/
Apent801/
Gaitpeng771/
Apn75183/
Eappen731,782/
Gaspin73361/
Giepen73236/
Gopeng73182/
Gaupin73117/
Gaping7370/
Goepen7359/
Aipeng7350/
Gapina7323/
Gapuin7312/
Gaipin7311/
Goppen7310/
Happen739/
Aspeng737/
Hapeng735/
Gospen735/
Ngapin735/
Gopeen735/
Gappem733/
Haspen733/
Ahpeng733/
Appeng732/
Aypeng732/
Hapien731/
Aapeen731/
Appeen731/
Gapion731/
Gapfnt731/
Ghapin731/
Aispen731/
Aspenn731/
Goopen731/
Aaspen730/
Gappin730/
Aspend730/
Godpen730/
Haupen730/
Apin673,570/
Open671,508/
Apem67749/
Apenova67483/
Haipeng6736/
Ngoupen6715/
Ahpn6710/
Apne678/
Apyn677/
Goipeng674/
Hapn673/
Apén673/
Aphn672/
Gaypina671/
Gapnova671/
Haispen671/
Gopn671/
Appn671/
Aspn671/
Gapping671/
Adpn671/
Apnd671/
Apengue671/
Aypn671/
Audpeng671/
Goeppen670/
Gappina670/

Gapen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gapen in the Russian language
Гапенgapen-

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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 Gapen
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