Gadama Surname
Approximately 3,054 people bear this surname
Gadama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 2,928 | 1:5,847 | 834 |
| Nigeria | 49 | 1:3,615,158 | 105,602 |
| Benin | 31 | 1:333,407 | 26,304 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| Niger | 9 | 1:2,132,446 | 40,124 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Gadama (127) may also be a first name.
Gadama Demographics
Average Gadama Salary in
South Africa
R 876,960
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Gadama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gadama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gadama (Hindi: गादमा, Marathi: गडमा, Oriya: ଗଦମା) is carried by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Gadama.
How Common Is The Last Name Gadama? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 145,388th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 2,386,230 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Gadama are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 825,494th most frequent forename at a global level It is held by 127 people.
The surname is most widely held in Malawi, where it is carried by 2,928 people, or 1 in 5,847. Without taking into account Malawi Gadama occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 2 percent are found and Benin, where 1 percent are found.
Gadama Last Name Statistics demography
Gadama earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 269.03% more than the national average, earning R 876,960 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gadama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gadama in the Marathi language | ||
| गडमा | gadama | - |
| Gadama in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗଦମା | gadama | 53.85 |
| ଗାଡାମା | gadama | 23.08 |
| ଗଡମା | gadama | 15.38 |
| ଗାଦାମା | gadama | 7.69 |
| Gadama in the Hindi language | ||
| गादमा | gadama | 33.33 |
| गदामा | gadama | 33.33 |
| गदमा | gadama | 33.33 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Gadama
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