Gadawa Surname

1,674,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Niger

Gadawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gadawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India391:19,668,343291,059
Poland241:1,583,69889,279
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
Niger201:959,60121,357
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Gadawa (147) may also be a first name.

Gadawa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gadawa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Gadawa (Oriya: ଗଡୱା) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gadawa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,674,734th most widespread last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 61,758,864 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 44 percent of Gadawa live; 44 percent live in West Africa and 33 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 760,591st most frequently held forename on earth, borne by 147 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 39 people, or 1 in 19,668,343. In India Gadawa is mostly concentrated in: Odisha, where 72 percent live and Assam, where 26 percent live. Not including India this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 20 percent live and Nigeria, where 19 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaidawa921/
Gadaway921/
Gadawah921/
Gadeauwa864/
Gaidawad861/
Gadaba8319,506/
Godawa83708/
Gadawe8365/
Gadava8325/
Gadawo8317/
Gadowa8317/
Gadawi8310/
Gadewa837/
Gadawy834/
Gedawa831/
Gadaeva771,867/
Ghadawi77400/
Gadhawe77146/
Gadhaba7751/
Godawat7745/
Gaidowa7729/
Ghadawy7723/
Gadavha7721/
Gadavad7720/
Godaway7718/
Gadavas776/
Gadhava774/
Ghadava774/
Goudawa773/
Ghadaba773/
Gadabha773/
Gadouwa773/
Gadavat772/
Gaddava771/
Gadavay771/
Gadayva771/
Gadabai771/
Gadabay771/
Gadavai771/
Gaddawi771/
Gadaibai7156/
Ghodawat7146/
Gadabhai7136/
Gadhavad7124/
Gaudavad718/
Ghadavad716/
Ghadabai712/
Gaidaeva712/
Ghadavah711/
Gadhavap711/
Gaudaeva711/
Ghadavaj711/
Gaudabai711/
Gaidabai711/
Godhawad711/
Goodaway711/
Gadaybay711/
Ngadouwa711/
Ghadavau711/
Godaba672,378/
Gadave671,173/
Gadavi67611/
Godava67289/
Gadeva67250/
Gadabe67120/
Gadabi67107/
Gadova6762/
Godewa6761/
Gadabo6743/
Gedewa6734/
Gadoba6733/
Godowa678/
Gadowo672/
Godawe672/
Ghaidouwa671/
Gedowa671/

Gadawa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gadawa in the Oriya language
ଗଡୱାgadawa60
ଗାଡୱାgadawa28
ଗଡ଼ଓାgaraoa4
ଘଡୱାghadawa4
ଘଡୁୱାghaduwa4

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gadawa
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