Gadaga Surname
Approximately 9,645 people bear this surname
Gadaga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mozambique | 7,416 | 1:3,676 | 846 |
| Zimbabwe | 1,312 | 1:11,767 | 1,536 |
| Malawi | 523 | 1:32,733 | 4,882 |
| Nigeria | 280 | 1:632,653 | 29,888 |
| Philippines | 31 | 1:3,265,749 | 145,701 |
| Benin | 30 | 1:344,520 | 26,827 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Niger | 10 | 1:1,919,202 | 37,248 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| Ivory Coast | 4 | 1:5,767,808 | 55,416 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Swaziland | 4 | 1:324,550 | 996 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Gadaga (300) may also be a first name.
Gadaga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gadaga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gadaga (Hindi: गडगा, Marathi: गडगा, Oriya: ଗଡଗା) is carried by more people in Mozambique than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gadaga? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gadaga is the 53,022nd most commonly held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 755,578 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Gadaga live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 77 percent live in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 508,767th most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 300 people.
Gadaga is most frequently used in Mozambique, where it is held by 7,416 people, or 1 in 3,676. Beside Mozambique this surname occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 14 percent live and Malawi, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gadaga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gadaga in the Hindi language | ||
| गडगा | gadaga | - |
| Gadaga in the Marathi language | ||
| गडगा | gadaga | 66.67 |
| गडग | gadaga | 33.33 |
| Gadaga in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗଡଗା | gadaga | 50 |
| ଗଡ଼ଗା | garaga | 25 |
| ଗାଡାଗା | gadaga | 25 |
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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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- 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 Gadaga
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