Gatens Surname

473,663rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 707 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Gatens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gatens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3921:924,64069,378
England1421:392,38127,229
Scotland1001:53,5384,539
Australia351:771,30649,759
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Wales41:773,63329,106
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland191:197,0117,414
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States991:507,25935,553

Gatens Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gatens is most common in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Gatens click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gatens? popularity and diffusion

It is the 473,663rd most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 10,307,703 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Gatens are found; 57 percent are found in North America and 57 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Gatens is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 392 people, or 1 in 924,640. In The United States it is most numerous in: New Jersey, where 15 percent live, West Virginia, where 15 percent live and Texas, where 10 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also common in England, where 20 percent live and Scotland, where 14 percent live.

Gatens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gatens has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gatens surname increased 396 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 4,733 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 526 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gatens Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gatens are 14.42% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.19% registered with the party.

The amount Gatens earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 10.77% more than the national average, earning $47,794 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.26% more than the national average, earning $62,728 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaitens92348/
Gattens92165/
Gastens9291/
Gatiens9211/
Gathens920/
Gateens920/
Atens916/
Gatns910/
Gaittens8693/
Gaettens8613/
Gaetiens862/
Athens831,036/
Gatins83147/
Getens8322/
Gotens8319/
Attens8315/
Atense8315/
Ahtens831/
Astens831/
Gacens831/
Atensh831/
Eatens830/
Gans809,734/
Gettens77276/
Hattens77146/
Gottens7753/
Getensh7725/
Goetens7714/
Eastens7713/
Gathins777/
Gethens774/
Hastens772/
Gastins772/
Gausens772/
Gatinsh771/
Aittens771/
Austens771/
Athaens771/
Gassens771/
Gättens771/
Göttens771/
Getiens771/
Authens770/
Aithens770/
Hathens770/
Gattins770/
Gauns732,944/
Ganse732,669/
Gains731,492/
Ganss73524/
Gansz73360/
Ghans73234/
Ganns73167/
Gansh7392/
Gaans7335/
Gahns7327/
Ngans7321/
Atems7311/
Otens738/
Atins736/
Gayns735/
Gatnz732/
Hgans731/
Gansd731/
Ganst731/
Kgans731/
Gaussens71584/
Goettens71110/
Gaittins718/
Ghassens717/
Heathens713/
Gottiens710/
Ottens674,351/
Gansch67459/
Gosens67412/
Atinse67204/
Goßens67167/
Eitens67108/
Attems6784/
Gansse6753/
Astins6751/
Gainse6725/
Gasins6723/
Atienz6719/
Gannås6717/
Atence6716/
Attins6710/
Ostens678/
Gaunse676/
Ganshe676/
Gotins676/
Ghansh675/
Ghanse674/
Gotems674/
Athins673/
Getins672/
Otenss672/
Gannss672/
Ghauns672/
Gaansh671/
Gainns671/
Gainsz671/
Adtins671/
Atenje671/
Ations671/
Hotens671/
Ngansh671/
Nghans671/
Gatinš671/
Gainsh671/
Atenze671/
Autems671/
Auztns671/
Getenz671/
Autins670/
Gannse670/
Gahans670/
Gainss670/
Athyns670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gatens
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