Gaïa Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Gaïa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gaïa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
France21:33,211,361423,184
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Gaia (13,499), Gaià (1) & Gaiá (1) are calculated separately.

Gaïa (50) may also be a first name.

Gaïa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gaïa is found most frequently in Switzerland. It can be rendered as a variant: Gaia, Gaià or Gaiá. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaïa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,057,639th most common last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. Gaïa is primarily found in Europe, where 87 percent of Gaïa reside; 80 percent reside in Western Europe and 67 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 1,412,538th most frequently occurring forename worldwide, held by 50 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Switzerland, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 1,173,274. In Switzerland Gaïa is most common in: Canton of Vaud, where 86 percent reside and Republic and Canton of Geneva, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Switzerland this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 13 percent reside and France, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaia9213,499/
Gaïya8922/
Gaa866,704/
Gaï86101/
Gaià831/
Gaiá831/
Gaya7529,988/
Gaha7527,288/
Gaad757,088/
Gaja755,521/
Gaas755,304/
Ngaa752,928/
Gaňa75509/
Gaľa75270/
Ghaa75217/
Gaat75138/
Gaai75119/
Aïha75114/
Gaaz7593/
Ga'a7570/
Gaah7542/
Ngaï7521/
Gađa7516/
Gaay7515/
Gaap7514/
Gaaß7512/
Haïa7511/
Gaaj758/
Kgaa753/
Geaa752/
Gaaa752/
Gaïd752/
Gaða751/
Goïa751/
Gahï751/
Gaïs751/
Ga67110,240/
Aa6715,654/
Ngaya675,586/
Gayas674,612/
Gaaid672,197/
Gajah671,908/
Gaias67967/
Ngaja67869/
Gayap67848/
Ghaya67673/
Gayah67629/
Ghaja67629/
Ghaia67523/
Gayat67438/
Gahai67419/
Ghaaz67341/
Gaaji67293/
Gayad67265/
Gahay67224/
Gayau67218/
Gaaje67194/
Gahia67187/
Nga'a67165/
Gaiad67126/
Ghaah67119/
Nggaa67110/
Gahaa67110/
Ngaia67107/
Gaasø67104/
Gahap6788/
Gaadt6781/
Gahja6774/
Gaiha6768/
Gayaz6762/
Gauya6760/
Gaaja6759/
Gahau6751/
Gaaya6750/
Gaiat6738/
Gaass6734/
Gaatz6734/
Gaiah6734/
Gaash6731/
Gaast6728/
Gaowa6728/
Gahya6724/
Ngaai6723/
Gaayi6722/
Gahah6718/
Gaach6716/
Gaaju6714/
Goaya6714/
Ghaha6713/
Gaads6712/
Gaiaz6711/
Gaajo6711/
Ghaas679/
Gajaa678/
Gaawe677/
Gaaye677/
Gaadh677/
Goaia676/
Gaița676/
Gauia675/
Gayaa675/
Gujaa674/
Hgaha674/
Gayaâ674/
Gaiau674/
Ghaad674/
Gaais673/
Ng'aa673/
Gahha673/
Gaats673/
Ga'ay673/
673/
Aïach673/
Gaľaš673/
Ghaat672/
Gahaj672/
Gaîya672/
Gijaa672/
N'Gaï672/
Ghaai672/
Gaiaa672/
Qgaja671/
Gaaih671/
Gaaaa671/
Hgaya671/
Haïat671/
Gayha671/
Geaya671/
Gaova671/
Goaja671/
Ghaaa671/
Ggaya671/
Ga'ai671/
Gaadd671/
Gaaha671/
Gaays671/
Gai'a671/
Kgaha671/
Kgaja671/
Gauïs671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Gaïa
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