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 last name Gadawa (Oriya: ଗଡୱା) is found most in India. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Gadawa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gadawa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gadawa is the 1,674,734th most frequently held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 61,758,864 people. Gadawa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 44 percent of Gadawa are found; 44 percent are found in West Africa and 33 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Gadawa is also the 760,591st most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 147 people.

This surname is most widespread in India, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 19,668,343. In India it is most frequent in: Odisha, where 72 percent are found and Assam, where 26 percent are found. Outside of India Gadawa is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 20 percent are found and Nigeria, where 19 percent are found.

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

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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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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