Gadescu Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Gadescu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Gadescu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Gădescu (4) are calculated separately.

Gadescu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gadescu is carried by more people in Romania than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Gădescu. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gadescu? popularity and diffusion

Gadescu is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Gadescu occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gadescu live; 50 percent live in Eastern Europe and 50 percent live in Romanian Europe.

The surname Gadescu is most commonly occurring in Romania, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 10,038,935. In Romania it is most numerous in: Bucharest Municipality, where 50 percent live and Dâmbovița County, where 50 percent live. Without taking into account Romania this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Italy, where 25 percent live and Spain, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gădescu954/
Gadesu9235/
Godescu86119/
Gaddesu863/
Goidescu80320/
Gadesaud8039/
Godesu774/
Gadekou7173/
Gaddisu719/
Gadaisu711/
Godesup711/
Godecaux6742/
Gadiku628/
Godisu621/
Gadikou5710/
Godekud571/
Godezux571/
Ngodekui531/
Godekuid531/
Ngadizou531/
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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 Gadescu
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