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

The last name Gather (Hindi: गाठेर, Tibetan: དགའ་མཐེར།) occurs most in Germany. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

This surname is the 374,335^th most frequent last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 7,614,991 people. Gather is predominantly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Gather are found; 65 percent are found in Western Europe and 65 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Gather is also the 1,017,994^th most common given name globally, borne by 88 people.

Gather is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 610 people, or 1 in 131,976. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 76 percent reside, Bavaria, where 8 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 4 percent reside. Apart from Germany this last name is found in 15 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent reside and India, where 2 percent reside.

Gather Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Gather has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gather surname decreased 16 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 57 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gather Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Gather last name are 31.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 77.78% registered to vote for the political party.

Gather earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.16% less than the national average, earning $37,903 USD per year.