Gayet Surname

235,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,706 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Gayet Surname Definition:

GAYET: Local. A town in Savoy or Dauphiny, an old province of France.

Gayet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin6571:15,7322,122
France4941:134,45920,557
Belgium871:132,14519,103
Spain811:577,18627,381
United States491:7,397,121336,459
Netherlands401:422,17943,576
Argentina381:1,124,82767,975
Italy371:1,652,88383,776
Brazil341:6,296,304151,940
French Polynesia311:9,0581,949
England271:2,063,63279,942
Burkina Faso191:965,9009,829
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Ivory Coast81:2,883,90443,419
Iceland71:54,2993,881
Paraguay61:1,206,12410,500
Slovenia51:497,53521,006
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Gayet (67) may also be a first name.

Gayet Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

GAYET: Local. A town in Savoy or Dauphiny, an old province of France.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Gayet Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gayet is found most frequently in Benin. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Gayet.

How Common Is The Last Name Gayet? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 235,783rd most frequently used surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 4,271,715 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 48 percent of Gayet reside; 40 percent reside in West Africa and 40 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,191,548th most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 67 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Benin, where it is carried by 657 people, or 1 in 15,732. In Benin Gayet is most prevalent in: Ouémé Department, where 86 percent live, Littoral Department, where 10 percent live and Plateau Department, where 2 percent live. Excluding Benin this last name occurs in 33 countries. It also occurs in France, where 29 percent live and Belgium, where 5 percent live.

Gayet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gayet has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gayet surname increased 4,900 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,350 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gayet Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gayet last name are 23.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70% registered to vote for the political party.

Gayet earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.05% more than the national average, earning $56,980 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gayete91128/
Ghayet918/
Ngayet914/
Gauyet914/
Gayett910/
Gaye89197,727/
Ayet894,232/
Gayt89251/
Gaet89110/
Gayette8316/
Ghayeth831/
Gayed805,185/
Hayet802,449/
Goyet801,784/
Ngaye801,700/
Ayeet80621/
Ayete80617/
Ghaye80573/
Gayat80438/
Gayee80422/
Gayot80405/
Gayte80355/
Gaedt80204/
Gayes80144/
Gaydt80141/
Gauye80119/
Ayetz80110/
Gayst80100/
Gayeh8089/
Gayhe8062/
Ayeth8056/
Gayie8046/
Gayut8039/
Kgaye8036/
Gawet8034/
Gayts8030/
Ahyet8029/
Gajet8015/
Gaaye807/
Gayth806/
Gauet804/
Ghaet804/
Gayep804/
Geyet803/
Gaytz802/
Gayez802/
Ayett801/
Gayit801/
Ggaye801/
Gaiet801/
Gahye801/
Ayiet801/
Ghayt801/
Ayets801/
Gayetova771/
Gay7588,569/
Yet757,321/
Gae754,170/
Aet751,397/
Ayt75757/
Ghayed732,052/
Ghayat731,040/
Gouyet73418/
Gayate73181/
Gauyat73104/
Ayette73102/
Gayout7374/
Hayett7368/
Goyett7358/
Goyete7348/
Ghayee7338/
Ghayeh7332/
Ghayth7331/
N'Gaye7326/
Gahaye7324/
Gayaut7319/
Gayath7313/
Hayeet7311/
Gayott7311/
Gayote7310/
Gaouet7310/
Gayess7310/
Gaieth7310/
Gueyet736/
Hayete734/
Gaiete734/
Ghayes734/
Nghaye733/
Gaweet733/
Ghayte733/
Ngayot733/
Gaytte733/
Gayite733/
Ngayeh733/
Gayats732/
Ayetch732/
Gawett732/
Ngayut732/
Hayiet732/
Ayeete732/
Gawete732/
Ghayez732/
Hayetz732/
Ngoyet732/
Geyets731/
Hayeth731/
Gayees731/
Gayesh731/
Gayhee731/
Gaythe731/
Gauett731/
Gaiyte731/
Gauyot731/
Gayteh731/
Gauete731/
Gaujet731/
Guiyet731/
Ghaaye731/
Gajetz731/
Ayettz731/
Ghaiet731/
Gayatt730/
Gayute730/
Gayeau730/
Geyett730/
Ayed6780,126/
Gaya6729,988/
Ayat6719,455/
Oyet6713,722/
Gayo6712,517/
Goyette6710,294/
Gaje676,414/
Ngay674,926/
Ghayath674,880/
Gawe674,744/
Ayot674,321/
Gaut673,440/
Gayi673,424/
Awet672,961/
Goye671,636/
Geye671,390/
Gait671,195/
Gaie671,169/
Aydt67870/
Ayte67735/
Gays67589/
Ghayate67573/
Yett67570/
Gayu67555/
Eyet67500/
Hayt67422/
Geyt67391/
Ayut67370/
Ghayout67357/
Giye67352/
Gaed67322/
Ajet67305/
Hayette67266/
Ayit67207/
Goet67168/
Gaytova67133/
Ghay67106/
Geat6793/
Ghae6777/
Goyt6766/
Gayd6762/
Gauy6759/
Iyet6749/
Gahy6748/
Ayth6748/
Gayá6745/
Uyet6733/
Gaue6732/
Auet6728/
N'Ghaye6725/
Gayà6722/
Gayh6721/
Gaiy6719/
Geyette6718/
Gayé6718/
N'Goyet6717/
Gaay6715/
Goyetch6714/
Gayz6711/
Gajt6711/
Geesaye6711/
Aiet679/
Ghayesh679/
Gajy676/
Hgae676/
Ghayess675/
Aytd675/
Ghaieth675/
Gauette674/
Gaggett674/
Gejt674/
Ayetova673/
Ayeethe673/
Gayeová673/
Aedt673/
Ghayatt672/
Gayathe672/
Aytt672/
Gayè672/
Kgae672/
Yjet672/
Gyie672/
Ayyt672/
Ayts671/
Hgay671/
Geetaye671/
Gauwetz671/
Ghye671/
Gayy671/
Gayô671/
Gayú671/
Gayault671/
Gôye671/
Ghayeed671/
Ghaieht671/
Yetd671/
Aeht671/
Ahyt671/
Ayzt671/
Aytp671/
Cgae671/
Ggay671/
Kgay671/
Gayotte670/
Aett670/
Giyette670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gayet
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