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
The last name Gaton (Arabic: غاطون, Hindi: गटों) is more frequently found in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Gatón or Gatòn. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gaton? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 102,713th most prevalent surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,590,126 people. This surname is primarily found 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 common given name globally, held by 107 people.
The surname Gaton is most prevalent in The Philippines, where it is carried by 2,783 people, or 1 in 36,377. In The Philippines it is primarily concentrated in: Bicol, where 32 percent live, National Capital Region, where 20 percent live and Calabarzon, where 15 percent live. Outside of The Philippines it is found in 35 countries. It is also common in The Dominican Republic, where 19 percent live and Spain, where 9 percent live.
Gaton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Gaton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gaton surname rose 281 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gaton Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Gaton surname are 42.85% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 96.08% registered with the political 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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