Gadeker Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Gadeker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gadeker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India761:10,092,966194,472
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

The alternate forms: Gädeker (14) are calculated separately.

Gadeker Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gadeker (Marathi: गाडेकर) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Gädeker. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gadeker? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,136,387th most frequently occurring last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 93,430,076 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Gadeker are found; 97 percent are found in South Asia and 68 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.

This last name is most commonly occurring in India, where it is held by 76 people, or 1 in 10,092,966. In India Gadeker is most frequent in: Maharashtra, where 45 percent are found, Goa, where 30 percent are found and Telangana, where 18 percent are found. Outside of India this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Gadeker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gadeker has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gadeker last name contracted 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Gadeker Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gadeker in the Marathi language
गाडेकरgadekara69.23
गाडेकेरgadekera11.54
गेडेकरgedekara3.85
गांडकेरgandakera3.85
गादेकरेgadekare3.85
गडेकरgadekara3.85
गादेकरgadekara3.85

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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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  • 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 Gadeker
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