Gastao Surname

735,823rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 393 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

Gastao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gastao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil3251:658,69024,334
Portugal281:372,08012,265
France171:3,907,219231,005
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England21:27,859,030389,889
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Gastao (3,214) may also be a first name.

Gastao Last Name Facts

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

Gastao is borne by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gastao? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 735,823rd most frequently occurring last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 18,543,374 people. The surname Gastao occurs mostly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Gastao live; 83 percent live in South America and 83 percent live in Luso-South America. Gastao is also the 126,582nd most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 3,214 people.

Gastao is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is borne by 325 people, or 1 in 658,690. In Brazil Gastao is mostly found in: São Paulo, where 41 percent live, Rio de Janeiro, where 13 percent live and Santa Catarina, where 13 percent live. Aside from Brazil Gastao exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Portugal, where 7 percent live and France, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gatao91347/
Gataou8399/
Ngatao8321/
Gattao837/
Gaitao836/
Gataho831/
Gataoi831/
Gautaho771/
Gaytaou771/
Gaithao771/
Gotao7312/
Gatoa733/
Gataõ731/
Astoa731/
Asthaaoz711/
Aisstaou711/
Gatoho67104/
Ngatoa6765/
Gatoua6722/
Astoha6710/
Gataua6710/
Ghatoa674/
Gateaa672/
Gathoa671/
Aztaou671/
Astoua671/
Austoa671/
Gotaod671/
Osthao671/

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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 Gastao
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