Gadava Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Gadava Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 8 | 1:2,596,134 | 118,056 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Gadava (80) may also be a first name.
Gadava Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gadava Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gadava (Marathi: गडवा, Russian: Гадава) is found most in Cameroon. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Gadava.
How Common Is The Last Name Gadava? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,957,383rd most frequently held last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname Gadava occurs predominantly in Africa, where 36 percent of Gadava live; 32 percent live in West Africa and 32 percent live in Chadic Africa. Gadava is also the 1,075,395th most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 80 people.
The last name Gadava is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 2,596,134. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Far North Region, where 100 percent reside. Not including Cameroon this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 32 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 32 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gadava Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gadava in the Marathi language | ||
| गडवा | gadava | - |
| Gadava in the Russian language | ||
| Гадава | gadava | - |
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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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- 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 Gadava
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