Gadamba Surname
Approximately 38 people bear this surname
Gadamba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 17 | 1:2,716,465 | 37,471 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Gadamba (15) may also be a first name.
Gadamba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gadamba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gadamba is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gadamba? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,185,033rd most commonly occurring surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gadamba are found; 66 percent are found in East Africa and 39 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Gadamba is also the 2,900,335th most common given name globally, borne by 15 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 2,716,465. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Vihiga County, where 53 percent reside, Nandi County, where 24 percent reside and Busia County, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Kenya Gadamba occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 32 percent reside and Uganda, where 21 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaadamba | 93 | 97 | / |
| Gadambad | 93 | 1 | / |
| Adamba | 92 | 1,644 | / |
| Ghadambah | 88 | 6 | / |
| Gadambhai | 88 | 4 | / |
| Ngaidamba | 88 | 1 | / |
| Gadambe | 86 | 104 | / |
| Gademba | 86 | 94 | / |
| Adambay | 86 | 72 | / |
| Gadambi | 86 | 35 | / |
| Adambai | 86 | 20 | / |
| Hadamba | 86 | 9 | / |
| Gadambo | 86 | 2 | / |
| Adambat | 86 | 2 | / |
| Godamba | 86 | 2 | / |
| Adambas | 86 | 2 | / |
| Adhamba | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gadanba | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gadamwad | 80 | 113 | / |
| Hadambas | 80 | 29 | / |
| Goudamba | 80 | 14 | / |
| Gaudambe | 80 | 12 | / |
| Adambhai | 80 | 9 | / |
| Ghadambe | 80 | 8 | / |
| Godambay | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gadoumba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Haidamba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hadambad | 80 | 1 | / |
| Godambea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngadomba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngadambe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Adomba | 77 | 284 | / |
| Adambo | 77 | 141 | / |
| Odamba | 77 | 33 | / |
| Adanba | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gaddamwad | 75 | 41 | / |
| Gaddamvad | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ngadoumba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aadambhai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hadambhah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Godambe | 71 | 4,566 | / |
| Adanbay | 71 | 63 | / |
| Adoumba | 71 | 16 | / |
| Gadanbe | 71 | 10 | / |
| Gadanbo | 71 | 6 | / |
| Adhambo | 71 | 5 | / |
| Godambi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Godambo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gedemba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gadanwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Adombai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Adambou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hadambahas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Audanbay | 67 | 27 | / |
| Adhaimbo | 67 | 19 | / |
| Gadhamvi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Godamwad | 67 | 2 | / |
| Godhambe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Adoumbai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Odaimeba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Audanbai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Godanmbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Godammbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Godambey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Godaambe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gadanwad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Godombay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hadambhahas | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Gadamba
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis