Gaton Surname
Approximately 4,583 people bear this surname
Gaton Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 2,783 | 1:36,377 | 5,579 |
| Dominican Republic | 870 | 1:11,992 | 928 |
| Spain | 422 | 1:110,787 | 8,802 |
| United States | 377 | 1:961,430 | 71,554 |
| Argentina | 34 | 1:1,257,159 | 73,489 |
| France | 17 | 1:3,907,219 | 231,005 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 1:29,773,981 | 92,487 |
| British Virgin Islands | 5 | 1:6,319 | 600 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 5 | 1:22,075 | 2,767 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 12 | 1:2,031,281 | 60,933 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 134 | 1:374,766 | 28,202 |
The alternate forms: Gatón (48) & Gatòn (1) are calculated separately.
Gaton (107) may also be a first name.
Gaton Demographics
Average Male Gaton Height
174.19 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Gaton Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gaton Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gaton (Arabic: غاطون, Hindi: गटों) occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Gatón or Gatòn. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gaton? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gaton is the 102,713th most frequent last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,590,126 people. The surname Gaton occurs mostly in Asia, where 61 percent of Gaton live; 61 percent live in Southeast Asia and 61 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Gaton is also the 910,230th most frequently held forename throughout the world. It is borne by 107 people.
This surname is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is held by 2,783 people, or 1 in 36,377. In The Philippines it is mostly found in: Bicol, where 32 percent are found, National Capital Region, where 20 percent are found and Calabarzon, where 15 percent are found. Outside of The Philippines this surname occurs in 35 countries. It is also found in The Dominican Republic, where 19 percent are found and Spain, where 9 percent are found.
Gaton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Gaton has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 281 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gaton Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Gaton last name are 42.85% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 96.08% registered with the party.
The amount Gaton earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 18.06% less than the national average, earning $35,356 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.52% less than the national average, earning $39,985 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gaton Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gaton in the Hindi language | ||
| गटों | gatom | - |
| Gaton in the Arabic language | ||
| غاطون | ghatwn | - |
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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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- 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 Gaton
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