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

The last name Gath (Hindi: गाठ, Marathi: गाठ) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Gáth or Gàth. For other potential spellings of Gath click here.

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

The surname is the 144,785^th most frequently used surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,376,115 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 43 percent of Gath are found; 25 percent are found in Western Europe and 25 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Gath is also the 609,814^th most commonly held forename on earth It is held by 219 people.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 775 people, or 1 in 467,689. In The United States Gath is primarily concentrated in: Massachusetts, where 20 percent are found, New York, where 12 percent are found and California, where 12 percent are found. Aside from The United States it exists in 42 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 25 percent are found and India, where 15 percent are found.

Gath Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Gath has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gath surname expanded 554 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 123 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 522 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Gath Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Gath last name are 8.99% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.76% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gath earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.98% more than the national average, earning $47,455 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.74% less than the national average, earning $49,313 CAD per year.