Gautama Surname
Approximately 4,256 people bear this surname
Gautama Surname User-submission:
This surname is most commonly used by Brahmins in India and Nepal, who trace their ancestry from Gautam Rishi, one of the seven great sages.
The word is derived from the Sanskrit roots गः (gaḥ) and तम (tama). Tama means 'darkness' and gaḥ means 'bright light', so the word gautam means 'the remover of darkness'.
Read More About This SurnameGautama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 3,888 | 1:34,015 | 3,991 |
| England | 101 | 1:551,664 | 33,983 |
| India | 96 | 1:7,990,264 | 168,289 |
| Canada | 51 | 1:722,463 | 57,796 |
| United States | 35 | 1:10,355,970 | 420,657 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
The alternate forms: Gautamá (1) are calculated separately.
Gautama (4,625) may also be a first name.
Gautama Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname is most commonly used by Brahmins in India and Nepal, who trace their ancestry from Gautam Rishi, one of the seven great sages.
The word is derived from the Sanskrit roots गः (gaḥ) and तम (tama). Tama means 'darkness' and gaḥ means 'bright light', so the word gautam means 'the remover of darkness'.
People with this surname predominantly live in Nepal and Indian states of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, Himachal pradesh and Andhra Pradesh.
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Gautama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gautama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gautama (Hindi: गौतमा, Marathi: गौतमा, Oriya: େଗୗତମ) has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It may be found in the variant forms: Gautamá. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gautama? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gautama is the 109,353rd most commonly occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,712,299 people. The surname Gautama occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Gautama live; 92 percent live in Southeast Asia and 91 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 100,862nd most widespread first name on earth, borne by 4,625 people.
This surname is most common in Indonesia, where it is borne by 3,888 people, or 1 in 34,015. In Indonesia it is most frequent in: West Java, where 32 percent live, Jakarta, where 13 percent live and East Java, where 11 percent live. Aside from Indonesia Gautama is found in 32 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.
Gautama Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Gautama last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Gautama earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 38.71% more than the national average, earning $59,853 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.87% less than the national average, earning $48,754 CAD per year.
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Gautama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gautama in the Marathi language | ||
| गौतमा | gautama | 93.79 |
| गौतम | gautama | 2.76 |
| गौतामा | gautama | 1.72 |
| गवतमा | gavatama | 0.69 |
| Gautama in the Hindi language | ||
| गौतमा | gautama | 87.5 |
| गौतम | gautama | 9.38 |
| गौतमए | gautama'e | 3.13 |
| Gautama in the Oriya language | ||
| େଗୗତମ | egatama | 64.52 |
| େଗୗତମା | egatama | 22.58 |
| େଗୗତମତାି | egatamatai | 3.23 |
| େଗୗତମଚ | egatamaca | 3.23 |
| େଗୗତମକୁମାର | egatamakumara | 3.23 |
| େଗୗତମ୍ | egatam | 3.23 |
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