Gatjens Surname

751,291st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 382 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Costa Rica
Highest density in:
Costa Rica

Gatjens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gatjens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Costa Rica3131:15,272621
Peru371:859,03017,841
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

The alternate forms: Gätjens (368) are calculated separately.

Gatjens Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gatjens is more commonly found in Costa Rica than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Gätjens. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gatjens? popularity and diffusion

It is the 751,291st most frequent last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 19,077,345 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Gatjens live; 82 percent live in Central America and 82 percent live in Hispano-Central America.

The surname is most numerous in Costa Rica, where it is carried by 313 people, or 1 in 15,272. In Costa Rica it is most common in: Alajuela Province, where 49 percent reside, San José Province, where 18 percent reside and Puntarenas Province, where 15 percent reside. Not including Costa Rica Gatjens is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Peru, where 10 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Gatjens Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Gatjens earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Peru they earn 2.4% more than the national average, earning S/. 19,850 per year and in United States they earn 14.4% more than the national average, earning $49,362 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gätjens95368/
Gaetjens93321/
Gattjens931/
Gatgens86501/
Gaujens8620/
Gatiens8611/
Gatsens861/
Gatjems861/
Gajensh861/
Gatzens861/
Goetjens8015/
Gattgens804/
Gathgens802/
Gaetiens802/
Gaetjenz801/
Gatchens801/
Gaitgens800/
Otjens77211/
Gacens771/
Gagens771/
Gotzens71150/
Gauzens71128/
Gotsens71114/
Goijens7199/
Gätgens7153/
Atiense7130/
Gaggens7129/
Gausens712/
Gatcins712/
Getiens711/
Attjins711/
Gadgens711/
Gatgenz711/
Garzens711/
Oitjens710/
Göttgens67475/
Gottgens67145/
Gäthgens6716/
Heutjens6714/
Gähtgens672/
Gädtgens672/
Hatiense671/
Gajnz671/
Gottiens670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Gatjens
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