Gadangada Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Gadangada Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 42 | 1:929,507 | 41,540 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Gadangada Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gadangada Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gadangada is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gadangada? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,979,664th most frequently held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gadangada reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most numerous in Uganda, where it is borne by 42 people, or 1 in 929,507. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Namutumba District, where 38 percent are found, Kaliro District, where 21 percent are found and Budaka District, where 19 percent are found. Other than Uganda Gadangada exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 2 percent are found.
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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 Gadangada
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