Gatskan Surname

872,430th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 310 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Transnistria
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Gatskan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gatskan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Transnistria1781:2,667404
Russia1011:1,426,96199,135
Moldova301:118,71213,533
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Gatskan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gatskan (Russian: Гацкан) is found in Transnistria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Gatskan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gatskan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 872,430th most frequently occurring family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 23,508,213 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Gatskan reside; 91 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 81 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in Transnistria, where it is borne by 178 people, or 1 in 2,667. In Transnistria Gatskan is primarily concentrated in: Dubăsari District, where 57 percent are found, Grigoriopol District, where 33 percent are found and Tiraspol Municipality, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Transnistria it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 33 percent are found and Moldova, where 10 percent are found.

Gatskan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Gatskan last name is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Gatskan last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Atskan929/
Gaskan922/
Hatskan8659/
Gaskain8616/
Autskan861/
Gashkan861/
Gaskant861/
Getskan861/
Gauskhan8023/
Gascan77114/
Gaskon7768/
Azskan771/
Gaskón771/
Atskanova7541/
Gaushkhan751/
Ngaskkhan751/
Atışkan7123/
Hotskan7115/
Gaskoyn715/
Gaskoin714/
Getskon712/
Gaskamt711/
Açkan67144/
Gouskhan6715/
Ackan6714/
Ghazkhan671/
Gooskhan671/
Gouskang671/
Goshkhan671/
Gascayne670/

Gatskan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gatskan in the Russian language
Гацканgackan-

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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 Gatskan
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