Gaš Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Montenegro
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Gaš Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gaš Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Montenegro211:30,4552,601
Croatia121:352,38432,084
Czechia111:966,67976,885
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
Kosovo41:465,46710,032
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841

The alternate forms: Gas (10,351), Gaş (185), Gaś (22), Gás (31) & Gäs (19) are calculated separately.

Gaš Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gaš is borne by more people in Montenegro than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Gas, Gaş, Gaś, Gás or Gäs. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaš? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gaš is the 2,605,694th most numerous last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 132,500,835 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Gaš reside; 71 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 64 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most widely held in Montenegro, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 30,455. In Montenegro Gaš is most numerous in: Podgorica Capital City, where 100 percent are found. Other than Montenegro it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 22 percent are found and Czechia, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gas8910,351/
Gaş89185/
Gaś8922/
Gauš8691/
Ga80110,240/
8042/
Gás7831/
Gäs7819/
Gajšt75178/
Gaľaš753/
Gai67366,958/
Gad67170,699/
Gay6788,569/
Gau6782,928/
Nga6761,620/
Gat6721,793/
Gah678,258/
Gaj677,908/
Goa677,604/
Gaa676,704/
Gha676,336/
Gac674,901/
Gaz674,726/
Gaß671,080/
Gap67842/
Gašová67110/
Gaï67101/
Gga6754/
Gax6753/
Goš6752/
Haš6746/
Ľaš6741/
Gaľ6733/
Géa6721/
Cga6720/
Kga6717/
Hga6715/
Gaî679/
Gać678/
Gač677/
Auš676/
Gêa673/
Qga672/
Gašova672/
Gaÿ671/
Geš671/

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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 Gaš
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