Gadanga Surname
Approximately 602 people bear this surname
Gadanga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 369 | 1:480,062 | 24,144 |
| India | 190 | 1:4,037,186 | 109,278 |
| Niger | 34 | 1:564,471 | 14,312 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Gadanga (388) may also be a first name.
Gadanga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gadanga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gadanga (Oriya: ଗାଡା) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gadanga? popularity and diffusion
It is the 535,476th most prevalent family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 12,105,558 people. The last name Gadanga is mostly found in Africa, where 68 percent of Gadanga reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 62 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gadanga is also the 439,750th most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 388 people.
It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 369 people, or 1 in 480,062. In Nigeria Gadanga is primarily found in: Sokoto, where 63 percent reside, Zamfara, where 18 percent reside and Kebbi, where 9 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in India, where 32 percent reside and Niger, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gadanga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gadanga in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗାଡା | gada | 45.36 |
| ଗଡା | gada | 22.68 |
| ଗାଡ | gada | 12.37 |
| ଗାଡାା | gadaa | 6.19 |
| ଗଡ | gada | 4.12 |
| ମଦନ | madana | 2.06 |
| ଗାଡାଂଗ | gadanga | 2.06 |
| ପଦିନି | padini | 1.03 |
| ପଦନାଭ | padanabha | 1.03 |
| ଡୁଗାଡା | dugada | 1.03 |
| ଲକ୍ଷଣ | laksana | 1.03 |
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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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- 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 Gadanga
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