Gaz Surname

100,041st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,726 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Gaz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gaz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel2,2861:3,743522
Iran6701:114,60110,857
Turkey5481:142,01011,386
Russia2991:482,01744,807
United States2031:1,785,512117,316
Mexico1621:766,21111,378
Brazil711:3,015,13188,032
Kyrgyzstan671:89,14411,219
France471:1,413,249138,595
Italy441:1,389,92578,899
Romania391:514,81739,172
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
Belgium261:442,17945,013
India231:33,350,669396,143
England231:2,422,52489,093
Pakistan201:8,932,19445,447
Afghanistan141:2,296,65615,575
Belarus131:730,85159,297
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Kazakhstan101:1,768,25083,699
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Algeria61:6,438,59253,709
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Wales51:618,90625,852
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Moldova41:890,34246,069
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
China31:455,773,85521,925
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582

The alternate forms: Gâz (4) are calculated separately.

Gaz (1,808) may also be a first name.

Gaz Last Name Facts

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

Gaz (Russian: Газ, Tibetan: གཱཛ་) is carried by more people in Israel than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Gâz. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaz? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gaz is the 100,041st most widespread family name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,542,011 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 76 percent of Gaz are found; 57 percent are found in West Asia and 48 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 179,627th most commonly used first name in the world It is held by 1,808 people.

This surname is most widely held in Israel, where it is held by 2,286 people, or 1 in 3,743. In Israel Gaz is most frequent in: Central District, where 33 percent reside, Southern District, where 21 percent reside and Northern District, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Israel Gaz occurs in 56 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 14 percent reside and Turkey, where 12 percent reside.

Gaz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gaz has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 329 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gaz Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Gaz surname is principally Orthodox (71%) in Russia.

In The United States Gaz are 15.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 68.89% being registered to vote for the party.

Gaz earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.72% more than the national average, earning $43,893 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gâz894/
Gatz864,908/
Garz861,713/
Gaiz861,047/
Gazh86924/
Ghaz86844/
Gasz86820/
Gahz86306/
Ngaz86111/
Gaaz8693/
Gazz8635/
Gacz8635/
Gauz8631/
Gadz8618/
Gayz8611/
Gazj863/
Gajz861/
Gazp861/
Ga80110,240/
Az8021,404/
Gahaz75366/
Ghaaz75341/
Gazci75161/
Gaszt75134/
Gaitz75122/
Gautz75111/
Gaarz75108/
Gausz7593/
Gaatz7534/
Ghaiz7517/
Gharz7513/
Gajcz7510/
Gaudz757/
Gatze757/
Ghadz755/
Ghauz754/
Garzh753/
Gaytz752/
Gazse751/
Gaztt751/
Garzs751/
Gauzs751/
Gauzz751/
Ghayz751/
Gasze751/
Ghazh751/
Ghazz751/
Nghaz751/
Ckgaz751/
Ghhaz751/
Gahtz750/
Ghatz750/
Gatzh750/
Gattz750/
Gai67366,958/
Gad67170,699/
Gay6788,569/
Gau6782,928/
Nga6761,620/
Gat6721,793/
Gas6710,351/
Gah678,258/
Gaj677,908/
Goa677,604/
Gaa676,704/
Gha676,336/
Gac674,901/
Haz674,346/
Auz672,223/
Azz671,693/
Gaß671,080/
Goz67978/
Gap67842/
Aiz67605/
Azt67454/
Ajz67345/
Aaz67334/
Gazova67199/
Gaş67185/
Eaz67164/
Azp67127/
Gaï67101/
Góz6798/
Adz6755/
Gaš6755/
Gga6754/
Gax6753/
Asz6751/
Ayz6746/
Gaľ6733/
Gaitez6726/
Gaś6722/
Géa6721/
Cga6720/
Gheazh6719/
Kga6717/
Hga6715/
Gaî679/
Gać678/
Gazsch677/
Gač677/
Axz677/
Gêa673/
Azx673/
Qga672/
Gazová671/
Gazowa671/
Gaÿ671/
Gaudzė671/
Aíz671/
Gattzs670/
Gautze670/
Gatzsh670/

Gaz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gaz in the Tibetan language
གཱཛ་gadza-
Gaz in the Russian language
Газgaz-

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