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 surname Gadaga (Hindi: गडगा, Marathi: गडगा, Oriya: ଗଡଗା) is found in Mozambique more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gadaga? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gadaga is the 53,022nd most prevalent surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 755,578 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Gadaga reside; 96 percent reside in Southern Africa and 77 percent reside in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 508,767th most common first name on earth, borne by 300 people.
This last name is most widely held in Mozambique, where it is held by 7,416 people, or 1 in 3,676. Other than Mozambique it exists in 17 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 14 percent are found and Malawi, where 5 percent are found.
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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