Gat Surname

24,781st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,793 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Sudan
Highest density in:
South Sudan

Gat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Sudan13,2111:864172
India2,5531:300,45616,929
Iran2,0621:37,2374,383
Algeria1,3971:27,6535,025
Israel1,0631:8,0501,264
France3331:199,46831,013
United States2081:1,742,591114,999
Vietnam1781:520,4831,462
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Papua New Guinea851:95,92612,852
Indonesia831:1,593,364105,506
Malaysia771:383,04220,138
Pakistan521:3,435,45926,277
Spain511:916,70735,562
Kenya501:923,59833,552
Afghanistan471:684,1107,621
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
Turkey231:3,383,54091,291
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
England221:2,532,63991,802
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
China31:455,773,85521,925
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

The alternate forms: Gát (47) & Gâţ (1) are calculated separately.

Gat (17,566) may also be a first name.

Gat Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gat (Arabic: غاث, Bengali: গত, Hindi: गाट, Marathi: गात, Oriya: ଗତ, Tibetan: གཱཏ་) is found most in South Sudan. It may also be rendered as: Gát or Gâţ. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gat? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 24,781st most frequently occurring surname internationally, held by around 1 in 334,398 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 68 percent of Gat are found; 61 percent are found in East Africa and 61 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 41,542nd most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 17,566 people.

The surname is most common in South Sudan, where it is borne by 13,211 people, or 1 in 864. Besides South Sudan this last name occurs in 67 countries. It is also common in India, where 12 percent are found and Iran, where 9 percent are found.

Gat Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gat has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gat last name increased 1,387 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gat Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gat last name are 37.09% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 90.32% being registered with the political party.

The amount Gat earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 12.83% more than the national average, earning $48,683 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.15% more than the national average, earning $61,186 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gát8947/
Gast8617,128/
Gate8613,780/
Gatt8610,500/
Gaut863,440/
Gath863,067/
Gait861,195/
Gats861,071/
Ghat86536/
Ngat86393/
Gayt86251/
Gaat86138/
Gadt86137/
Gajt8611/
Gaht863/
Gatì863/
Gatd862/
Cgat861/
Gatp861/
Ga80110,240/
At8032,878/
Gâţ781/
Ghate7527,720/
Gault7517,786/
Ghait756,574/
Gaite754,825/
Gathe753,798/
Gaste751,998/
Gaute751,489/
Gatte751,479/
Gatch75849/
Gaith75627/
Gatts75459/
Gahat75362/
Gayte75355/
Gaist75307/
Ghath75269/
Gajšt75178/
Gheat75156/
Gaydt75141/
Ghatt75135/
Gaszt75134/
Gautz75111/
Gayst75100/
Gaadt7581/
Gaits7574/
Gaate7573/
Kgate7570/
Gathh7565/
Gautt7558/
Ghast7551/
Gaidt7551/
Gauth7550/
Gajst7545/
Nghat7537/
Gaust7535/
Gaitt7534/
Gaatz7534/
Ngait7533/
Gayts7530/
Gaast7528/
Ghaut7521/
Gasht7518/
Ngaut7510/
Gauts759/
Ghats757/
Gajdt757/
Gayth756/
Gacht755/
Gaudt755/
Gatth753/
Nggat753/
Gasst753/
Gaats753/
Gatås753/
Gaths752/
Cgath752/
Gaytz752/
Ghaat752/
Gaddt752/
Gatss752/
Ghadt752/
Ngaat751/
Ngatt751/
Cgate751/
Hgath751/
Gaztt751/
Gasdt751/
Gadth751/
Ghatd751/
Ghatp751/
N'Gat751/
Gazte751/
Gaîte751/
Ghhat751/
Hghat751/
Ghayt751/
Kghat751/
Gatpf751/
Gahtz750/
Hgatt750/
Gadts750/
Gai67366,958/
Gad67170,699/
Ait67158,866/
Gay6788,569/
Gau6782,928/
Nga6761,620/
Ghaith6729,732/
Ate6714,341/
Hat6710,423/
Gas6710,351/
Gah678,258/
Gaj677,908/
Goa677,604/
Gaa676,704/
Gha676,336/
Ast675,563/
Gaz674,726/
Got673,995/
Ghaste672,216/
Aat671,494/
Ghatte671,281/
Gauthe67998/
Aït67974/
Aut67935/
Ath67893/
Gap67842/
Ayt67757/
Att67745/
Adt67619/
Azt67454/
Gatova67244/
Ats67223/
Atd67188/
Gaş67185/
Gheath67122/
Gaitte67111/
Gaï67101/
Ghauth6788/
Gaithe6771/
Aht6759/
Gaš6755/
Gga6754/
Atp6750/
Eat6749/
Gascht6739/
Gaitch6734/
Gaľ6733/
Ghayth6731/
Ghaite6722/
Gaś6722/
Gueate6722/
Géa6721/
Cga6720/
Ghathe6719/
Gashte6719/
Gatthe6718/
Ghauts6718/
Kga6717/
Ghaait6716/
Hga6715/
Aãt6715/
Gaiste6713/
Ajt6713/
Ghaate6711/
Gaathe6710/
Nggaut6710/
Aît679/
Gaî679/
Gót679/
Gać678/
Gač677/
Ghasht676/
Gadthe675/
Ghaits675/
Kgatte675/
Gausst674/
Gaicht674/
N'Gatt673/
Ghadte673/
Ghayte673/
Gêa673/
Gaytte673/
Gatová673/
Ghatts672/
Gaatch672/
Gatowa672/
Kgathe672/
Gautch672/
Gaizte672/
Qga672/
N'Gath671/
Gaythe671/
Gasthe671/
Ggatte671/
Ghahte671/
Gaudte671/
Gautte671/
Gahthe671/
Ghaute671/
Gayteh671/
Kgaite671/
Gaÿ671/
Gòt671/
Ghahat671/
Ghaist671/
Gaacht671/
Atï671/
Ngauth671/
Ghaust671/
Gauste670/
Gautsh670/
Gattch670/

Gat Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gat in the Tibetan language
གཱཏ་gata-
Gat in the Bengali language
গতgata-
Gat in the Marathi language
गातgata59.88
गटgata24.79
गाटgata14.59
Gat in the Oriya language
ଗତgata57.58
ଗାତgata24.24
ଗଟgata12.12
ଗାଟgata6.06
Gat in the Hindi language
गाटgata31.25
गटgata30
भगतbhagata20
गतgata7.5
गातgata3.75
गट्ाgata3.75
गट्gat2.5
Gat in the Arabic language
غاثghath-
غاتghat-
غيتghyt-

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