Gordons Surname

1,118,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 217 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Gordons Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gordons Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria721:2,460,31681,464
France351:1,897,792163,564
Latvia291:70,69110,433
Belgium171:676,27358,718
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
England71:7,959,723202,100
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland51:748,64318,576

Gordons (92) may also be a first name.

Gordons Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gordons (Russian: Гордонс) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gordons? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,118,459th most commonly occurring family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 33,583,161 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 45 percent of Gordons live; 33 percent live in West Africa and 33 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 992,070th most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 92 people.

This last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 72 people, or 1 in 2,460,316. In Nigeria Gordons is primarily concentrated in: Bauchi, where 28 percent live, Rivers, where 18 percent live and Delta, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria it exists in 20 countries. It is also common in France, where 16 percent live and Latvia, where 13 percent live.

Gordons Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Gordons earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 36.93% less than the national average, earning R 149,880 per year and in United States they earn 27.77% less than the national average, earning $31,167 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ordons9224/
Ordoins866/
Gardons862/
Gordonz862/
Gordans862/
Gerdons860/
Ardons7776/
Ordoms7712/
Ordonz774/
Gardans7127/
Ordonze714/
Gurduns710/
Ordãs671/
Hardgons670/
Ardans62293/
Ordams6242/
Ordoñz621/
Ordanz621/
Gardams572/
Gurdams571/
Ordance571/

Gordons Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gordons in the Russian language
Гордонсgordons-

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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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  • 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 Gordons
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