173.73 ^cm

Where Does The Last Name Gas Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Gas (Arabic: غاس, Hindi: गास, Marathi: गास, Oriya: ଗାସ) is found most in Somaliland. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Gaş, Gaš, Gás or Gaś. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gas? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Gas is the 49,669^th most frequent last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 704,043 people. The surname Gas occurs predominantly in Africa, where 51 percent of Gas reside; 28 percent reside in East Africa and 27 percent reside in Cushitic Africa. Gas is also the 177,126^th most prevalent given name world-wide. It is borne by 1,851 people.

The last name Gas is most widely held in Somaliland, where it is held by 1,977 people, or 1 in 1,770. Outside of Somaliland this surname occurs in 103 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 10 percent live and France, where 9 percent live.

Gas Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Gas has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Gas surname increased 2,740 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 288 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gas Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Gas surname is principally Orthodox (79%) in Russia, Muslim (50%) in Kenya, Christian (88%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

The amount Gas earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 75.26% more than the national average, earning $75,625 USD per year and in Canada they earn 39.49% less than the national average, earning $30,062 CAD per year.