Gugans Surname
Approximately 50 people bear this surname
Gugans Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia | 37 | 1:55,407 | 8,324 |
| Russia | 12 | 1:12,010,255 | 361,204 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
The alternate forms: Gugāns (1) are calculated separately.
Gugans Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gugans Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gugans (Russian: Гуганс) occurs more in Latvia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Gugāns. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gugans? popularity and diffusion
Gugans is the 2,746,821st most widespread family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. The surname Gugans occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Gugans reside; 74 percent reside in Northern Europe and 74 percent reside in Baltic Europe.
The last name is most widely held in Latvia, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 55,407. In Latvia it is mostly concentrated in: Latgale, where 92 percent are found, Kurzeme Planning Region, where 3 percent are found and Riga Planning Region, where 3 percent are found. Barring Latvia it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 24 percent are found and Uruguay, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gugāns | 94 | 1 | / |
| Gaugans | 92 | 0 | / |
| Ugans | 91 | 2 | / |
| Ghuganse | 86 | 45 | / |
| Guganshe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hugans | 83 | 9 | / |
| Gogans | 83 | 5 | / |
| Ugains | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gigans | 83 | 1 | / |
| Goggans | 77 | 1,956 | / |
| Huggans | 77 | 329 | / |
| Hoggans | 77 | 76 | / |
| Auganæs | 77 | 34 | / |
| Giggans | 77 | 31 | / |
| Hungans | 77 | 2 | / |
| Googans | 77 | 2 | / |
| Hugains | 77 | 1 | / |
| Auggans | 77 | 1 | / |
| Huygans | 77 | 0 | / |
| Ogans | 73 | 182 | / |
| Ugams | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ugons | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gaughens | 71 | 3 | / |
| Gaugance | 71 | 1 | / |
| Goggains | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hogans | 67 | 1,563 | / |
| Unganz | 67 | 45 | / |
| Uganze | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ogouns | 67 | 3 | / |
| Augons | 67 | 1 | / |
| Augams | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hugams | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hugons | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gigons | 67 | 0 | / |
Gugans Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gugans in the Russian language | ||
| Гуганс | gugans | - |
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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 Gugans
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