Gatt Surname

49,016th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,500 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malta
Highest density in:
Malta

Gatt Surname Definition:

Patrick Gat is recorded in Dunfermline, 1579 (Dunfermline). Mr. James Gat was minister at Graitney (Gretna), 1788 (Dumfries), and John Gatt from King Edward and three brothers of the name from Crudie served in the first Great War (Turriff).

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Gatt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malta4,2881:10022
Australia2,3831:11,3281,672
United States8881:408,17435,568
France8171:81,30111,510
England6041:92,2489,900
Canada4541:81,1589,054
Austria3681:23,1403,633
Scotland2011:26,6362,871
New Zealand791:57,3219,018
Germany581:1,388,02586,120
Wales361:85,9597,098
India331:23,244,406321,547
Northern Ireland251:73,8015,249
Argentina231:1,858,40995,340
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Israel161:534,85239,210
Gibraltar161:2,122483
Greece151:738,65380,079
Isle of Man141:6,1301,329
Italy121:5,096,391108,968
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Jersey81:12,4002,398
Tunisia81:76,32812,820
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Grenada61:18,0891,003
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Trinidad and Tobago61:227,32910,175
Uruguay51:686,35229,886
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
China21:683,660,78330,601
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1601:23,3952,189
England551:443,18925,511
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1921:261,55621,457

The alternate forms: Gátt (1) are calculated separately.

Gatt (54) may also be a first name.

Gatt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Patrick Gat is recorded in Dunfermline, 1579 (Dunfermline). Mr. James Gat was minister at Graitney (Gretna), 1788 (Dumfries), and John Gatt from King Edward and three brothers of the name from Crudie served in the first Great War (Turriff). The name may be of local origin. In 1619 there is record in Dumfries Retours of "terris de Kirkpatrick de lie Gaitt" and in 1699 of the lands of Kilpatrick "nuncupatis The Gate" (103,357). Old spellings of Galt in 1649 are Gat and Gaut. The ON. personal name Geit gave name to Gaits Water in Lancashire.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Gatt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gatt (Hindi: गट्ट, Marathi: गट, Russian: Гатт) occurs most in Malta. It can also occur as: Gátt. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gatt? popularity and diffusion

Gatt is the 49,016th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 694,052 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 62 percent of Gatt live; 41 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 41 percent live in Italic Europe. It is also the 1,350,955th most commonly held forename worldwide, borne by 54 people.

The last name Gatt is most frequently held in Malta, where it is held by 4,288 people, or 1 in 100. Excluding Malta it exists in 60 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 23 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Gatt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gatt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gatt surname rose 463 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 1,098 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 126 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 60 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Gatt Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Gatt surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Gatt surname are 3.45% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 56.68% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gatt earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 47.92% more than the national average, earning €44,419 per year; in United States they earn 35% more than the national average, earning $58,252 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.19% more than the national average, earning $50,772 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gátt921/
Gatte891,479/
Gatts89459/
Ghatt89135/
Gautt8958/
Gaitt8934/
Gatth893/
Ngatt891/
Gaztt891/
Hgatt890/
Gat8621,793/
Att86745/
Ghatte801,281/
Gaitte80111/
Gatthe8018/
Kgatte805/
N'Gatt803/
Gaytte803/
Ghatts802/
Ggatte801/
Gautte801/
Gattch800/
Gast7517,128/
Gate7513,780/
Atte7510,628/
Gott7510,148/
Hatt758,426/
Gaut753,440/
Gath753,067/
Gait751,195/
Gats751,071/
Ghat75536/
Ngat75393/
Gayt75251/
Gaat75138/
Gadt75137/
Atts7592/
Eatt7539/
Atth7523/
Autt7517/
Gajt7511/
Astt757/
Aitt754/
Attd754/
Gaht753/
Gatì753/
Gatd752/
Aytt752/
Aatt752/
Attp751/
Ahtt751/
Cgat751/
Gatp751/
Gaththe7310/
Gattová735/
Gaitthe735/
Ghatthe734/
Gaastht732/
Ghathte731/
Gattsch730/
Ga67110,240/
At6732,878/
Ghate6727,720/
Gault6717,786/
Ghait676,574/
Gotte675,125/
Gaite674,825/
Gathe673,798/
Hatte673,480/
Gotts672,068/
Gaste671,998/
Gaute671,489/
Gatch67849/
Gaith67627/
Gahat67362/
Gayte67355/
Atthe67308/
Gaist67307/
Ghath67269/
Eatts67222/
Gajšt67178/
Gheat67156/
Gaydt67141/
Gaszt67134/
Goott67117/
Gautz67111/
Gayst67100/
Gaadt6781/
Gaits6774/
Gaate6773/
Hautt6770/
Kgate6770/
Gathh6765/
Haitt6754/
Austt6752/
Ghast6751/
Gaidt6751/
Gauth6750/
Gajst6745/
Nghat6737/
Gaust6735/
Gaatz6734/
Ngait6733/
Hatts6731/
Gayts6730/
Astte6728/
Gaast6728/
Ghaut6721/
Gostt6720/
Gasht6718/
Aatte6713/
Ashtt6712/
Hatth6712/
Haytt6711/
Ngaut6710/
Gauts679/
Ghats677/
Gajdt677/
Goutt676/
Eatte676/
Gayth676/
Attås676/
Autte675/
Gacht675/
Gaudt675/
Astts675/
Heatt674/
Aitte674/
Nggat673/
Hastt673/
Gasst673/
Gaats673/
Gatås673/
Ngott673/
Gaths672/
Cgath672/
Gaytz672/
Ghaat672/
Gaddt672/
Ahatt672/
Attte672/
Gatss672/
Aïtte672/
Ghadt672/
Autth672/
Ngaat671/
Cgate671/
Hgath671/
Gasdt671/
Gadth671/
Ghatd671/
Ghatp671/
Aitts671/
Ghott671/
N'Gat671/
Gazte671/
Gaîte671/
Ghhat671/
Athts671/
Hghat671/
Ghayt671/
Kghat671/
Attch671/
Aatth671/
Gatpf671/
Gahtz670/
Goitt670/
Autts670/
Gadts670/

Gatt Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gatt in the Marathi language
गटgata-
Gatt in the Hindi language
गट्टgatta66.67
गट्gat11.11
गटट्gatat11.11
गटटgatata11.11
Gatt in the Russian language
Гаттgatt-

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