Gadma Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Gadma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Gadma (29) may also be a first name.
Gadma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gadma Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gadma (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﺩﻣﻪ, Oriya: ଗଦା) is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gadma? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,968,613th most frequently used last name in the world, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Gadma reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 25 percent reside in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. Gadma is also the 1,951,561st most widely held first name in the world, borne by 29 people.
It is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon it is most common in: Far North Region, where 100 percent reside. Other than Cameroon this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 25 percent reside and Nigeria, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gadma Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gadma in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﺎﺩﻣﻪ | kadmh | - |
| Gadma in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗଦା | gada | 83.33 |
| ଗଡଫ଼୍ | gadaf | 16.67 |
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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 Gadma
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