Surname גייטס (Gates 
, גייטס 
) , in the entire world, is a common cognomen. The family name גייטס is characteristic of Jersey, where it is quite a common surname, the United States, and Australia, where it is quite a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Indonesia. Much less frequently, גייטס is the forename as well as the last name.