Gotan Surname
Approximately 762 people bear this surname
Gotan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 347 | 1:368,427 | 12,331 |
| Nigeria | 247 | 1:717,177 | 32,914 |
| India | 76 | 1:10,092,966 | 194,472 |
| Romania | 31 | 1:647,673 | 45,663 |
| Philippines | 17 | 1:5,955,190 | 180,670 |
| Indonesia | 16 | 1:8,265,575 | 327,276 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
Gotan (257) may also be a first name.
Gotan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gotan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gotan (Hindi: गोटन, Marathi: गोटन, Oriya: େଗାତନ, Russian: Готан) is found in Japan more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gotan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 447,229th most commonly occurring surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 9,563,709 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 60 percent of Gotan are found; 46 percent are found in East Asia and 46 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. Gotan is also the 555,528th most frequent forename internationally, held by 257 people.
It is most frequently held in Japan, where it is carried by 347 people, or 1 in 368,427. In Japan Gotan is most prevalent in: Kagoshima Prefecture, where 47 percent live, Kumamoto Prefecture, where 32 percent live and Hiroshima Prefecture, where 7 percent live. Excluding Japan Gotan occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 32 percent live and India, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gotan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gotan in the Oriya language | ||
| େଗାତନ | egatana | - |
| Gotan in the Marathi language | ||
| गोटन | gotana | 88.5 |
| गोतन | gotana | 4.5 |
| गोटण | gotana | 2.5 |
| गोटं | gotam | 2 |
| गोतान | gotana | 1 |
| गोचन | gocana | 0.5 |
| गेटन | getana | 0.5 |
| Gotan in the Hindi language | ||
| गोटन | gotana | 73.68 |
| गोतन | gotana | 21.05 |
| गोतान | gotana | 5.26 |
| Gotan in the Russian language | ||
| Готан | gotan | - |
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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
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- 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 Gotan
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