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

The surname Gata (Arabic: غاطا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﺗﺎ, Hindi: गटा, Marathi: गटा, Oriya: ଗାତା, Russian: Гата) is found in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Gâta or Gáťa. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

The surname Gata is the 36,033^rd most frequent surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 497,511 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 60 percent of Gata reside; 30 percent reside in West Africa and 23 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 102,416^th most frequent first name internationally, held by 4,513 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 3,059 people, or 1 in 31,888. Other than Ethiopia Gata is found in 86 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 20 percent reside and The Philippines, where 10 percent reside.

Gata Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Gata has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gata surname expanded 13,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gata Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Melkite Greek Catholic (54%) in Lebanon and Christian (75%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Gata last name are 42.01% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 95.24% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gata earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.08% less than the national average, earning $41,820 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.38% less than the national average, earning $46,514 CAD per year.