Gadaou Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Gadaou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 12 | 1:1,599,335 | 32,126 |
| Benin | 6 | 1:1,722,600 | 61,769 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gadaou (14) may also be a first name.
Gadaou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gadaou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gadaou is found in Niger more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gadaou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,427,875th most frequently used last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname Gadaou is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Gadaou are found; 90 percent are found in West Africa and 60 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Gadaou is also the 3,024,661st most common given name at a global level It is held by 14 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Niger, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 1,599,335. In Niger Gadaou is most common in: Tahoua Region, where 58 percent reside, Maradi Region, where 17 percent reside and Zinder Region, where 17 percent reside. Other than Niger this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 30 percent reside and Egypt, where 5 percent reside.
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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 Gadaou
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