Gadam Surname
Approximately 12,035 people bear this surname
Gadam Surname User-submission:
This surname is of Telugu origin and is most commonly found among members of the Telugu ethnic group in India. It means 'beard' in the Telugu language. The name is derived from the Telugu words gadda (గడ్డ) meaning 'hill' and meedha (మీద).
Read More About This SurnameGadam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 7,226 | 1:106,154 | 6,955 |
| Chad | 1,829 | 1:7,431 | 1,045 |
| Afghanistan | 1,740 | 1:18,479 | 995 |
| Israel | 737 | 1:11,611 | 1,781 |
| Nigeria | 195 | 1:908,424 | 39,344 |
| Iran | 96 | 1:799,818 | 40,023 |
| United States | 66 | 1:5,491,802 | 273,080 |
| Cameroon | 54 | 1:384,612 | 33,542 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| Niger | 11 | 1:1,744,729 | 34,351 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
Gadam (16,378) may also be a first name.
Gadam Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname is of Telugu origin and is most commonly found among members of the Telugu ethnic group in India. It means 'beard' in the Telugu language. The name is derived from the Telugu words gadda (గడ్డ) meaning 'hill' and meedha (మీద). The two words merged into a last name meaning 'on the hill', referring to a person or ancestor who resided on top of a hill.
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Gadam Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Gadam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gadam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gadam (Georgian: გადამ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺪﺍﻡ, Hindi: गदम, Marathi: गडम, Oriya: ଗଦମ, Russian: Гадам) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gadam? popularity and diffusion
Gadam is the 43,248th most common surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 605,529 people. The last name Gadam is predominantly found in Asia, where 82 percent of Gadam live; 75 percent live in South Asia and 60 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Gadam is also the 43,700th most widespread given name at a global level. It is borne by 16,378 people.
The surname Gadam is most frequently held in India, where it is carried by 7,226 people, or 1 in 106,154. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Telangana, where 43 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 32 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 22 percent are found. Besides India this surname occurs in 26 countries. It is also common in Chad, where 15 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 14 percent are found.
Gadam Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (94%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Gadam last name are 7.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.85% being registered with the political party.
Gadam earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.22% more than the national average, earning $52,307 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gadam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gadam in the Georgian language | ||
| გადამ | gadam | - |
| Gadam in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﺪﺍﻡ | kdam | - |
| Gadam in the Marathi language | ||
| गडम | gadama | 71.3 |
| गादम | gadama | 12.77 |
| गंदम | gandama | 4.85 |
| गदम | gadama | 4.76 |
| गडाम | gadama | 1.52 |
| गेडाम | gedama | 1.18 |
| ्डम | dama | 0.51 |
| गदाम | gadama | 0.29 |
| गादाम | gadama | 0.25 |
| गाडम | gadama | 0.21 |
| गोडाम | godama | 0.17 |
| डाम | dama | 0.17 |
| गाडाम | gadama | 0.08 |
| पदमा | padama | 0.08 |
| गडप | gadapa | 0.08 |
| गडां | gadam | 0.08 |
| ग़डम | gadama | 0.08 |
| Gadam in the Hindi language | ||
| गदम | gadama | 50 |
| गादाम | gadama | 16.67 |
| गदमा | gadama | 16.67 |
| गडम | gadama | 16.67 |
| Gadam in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗଦମ | gadama | 41.67 |
| ଗାଡାମ | gadama | 16.67 |
| େଗଡାମ | egadama | 8.33 |
| ଗାାମ୍ | gaam | 8.33 |
| ଗଡମ | gadama | 8.33 |
| ଗାଦାମ | gadama | 8.33 |
| ଗଦାମ | gadama | 8.33 |
| Gadam in the Russian language | ||
| Гадам | gadam | - |
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