Gateau Surname

142,450th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Gateau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gateau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2,7091:24,5192,910
Haiti3051:35,0292,396
Mauritius681:19,0213,929
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
England21:27,859,030389,889
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Gateau (66) may also be a first name.

Gateau Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gateau is more commonly found in France than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Gateau click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gateau? popularity and diffusion

It is the 142,450th most frequently used last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 2,332,761 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Gateau reside; 85 percent reside in Western Europe and 85 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 1,201,840th most frequently used first name globally, held by 66 people.

It is most frequently occurring in France, where it is held by 2,709 people, or 1 in 24,519. In France Gateau is mostly concentrated in: Centre-Val de Loire, where 16 percent live, Île-de-France, where 15 percent live and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 15 percent live. Not including France this last name occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in Haiti, where 10 percent live and Mauritius, where 2 percent live.

Gateau Last Name Statistics demography

Gateau earn notably less less than the average income. In Canada they earn 24.34% less than the national average, earning $37,592 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gatteau92187/
Gauteau922/
Gatea91764/
Gatteeau861/
Gateiu8345/
Gattea838/
Gathea834/
Gateaa832/
Gateyu831/
Ghatea831/
Gautea831/
Gateah831/
Gaitea831/
Gatiea831/
Gastehaus803/
Kgathea7718/
Gataiyu774/
Gateiya774/
Gatteju771/
Gatea'a771/
Gateija771/
Gathehu771/
Gathieu771/
Gatjeus770/
Gautheeaup750/
Gatya73728/
Gatia73337/
Gotea73245/
Gatiu7369/
Gatyu733/
Gatja731/
Gathajhu716/
Gauthieu714/
Gatheiya712/
Ngatehou711/
Gatehoue711/
Ngatia6714,163/
Goitea672,595/
Goytea67542/
Gatius67491/
Gadtia67245/
Gathia67179/
Gautia67149/
Gadtya67142/
Gatyas6796/
Ghatya6778/
Goteea6769/
Gastia6750/
Gotiea6748/
Ghatia6728/
Gattia6716/
Gaitia6715/
Gatiat6714/
Gateshead6713/
Gatiaľ678/
Gatiye677/
Gatoju677/
Gatuyu676/
Gatiha676/
Gottea675/
Gootea674/
Gautya674/
Ngatya673/
Gaitiu673/
Gastehuis672/
Gathya672/
Gatias671/
Gatiah671/
Gatiou671/
Gatjie671/
Gahtya671/
Gatiey671/
Gatetaweh671/
Hgatia671/
Gatyaš671/
Gathiu671/
Gatihu671/
Kgatya671/
Kgatia671/
Gaatia671/
Goteoa671/
Gatiuz671/

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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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  • 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 Gateau
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