Gadzama Surname
Approximately 1,947 people bear this surname
Gadzama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,915 | 1:92,503 | 6,404 |
| Cameroon | 13 | 1:1,597,621 | 87,539 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Gadzama (684) may also be a first name.
Gadzama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gadzama Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gadzama is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gadzama? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gadzama is the 211,727th most widely held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 3,742,961 people. The last name Gadzama is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Gadzama live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 316,415th most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 684 people.
The surname Gadzama is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,915 people, or 1 in 92,503. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Borno, where 38 percent reside, Adamawa, where 24 percent reside and Kaduna, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this last name occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gadzamma | 93 | 1 | / |
| Gadzaama | 93 | 1 | / |
| Gazama | 92 | 760 | / |
| Adzama | 92 | 54 | / |
| Adzamoa | 86 | 8 | / |
| Gazaima | 86 | 6 | / |
| Adzamai | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gahzama | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gazamea | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gazamma | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gazaama | 86 | 1 | / |
| Azama | 83 | 23,192 | / |
| Hadzamah | 80 | 18 | / |
| Ngadzami | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gaizaima | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hazama | 77 | 8,569 | / |
| Aizama | 77 | 281 | / |
| Gazame | 77 | 132 | / |
| Azamma | 77 | 26 | / |
| Azzama | 77 | 18 | / |
| Azamai | 77 | 16 | / |
| Ayzama | 77 | 10 | / |
| Azaima | 77 | 9 | / |
| Odzama | 77 | 5 | / |
| Gazami | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gezama | 77 | 2 | / |
| Eazama | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gazema | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gazamo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Azamea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Azamha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Azauma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ghazzamah | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hazaima | 71 | 3,160 | / |
| Azzamah | 71 | 837 | / |
| Ghazami | 71 | 31 | / |
| Gatsama | 71 | 23 | / |
| Gachama | 71 | 8 | / |
| Getzama | 71 | 8 | / |
| Hayzama | 71 | 8 | / |
| Gouzama | 71 | 7 | / |
| Gacamay | 71 | 4 | / |
| Adsamai | 71 | 2 | / |
| Adzamou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hazamma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aazamma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gazamou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gaciama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gaizamo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Adzomah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ahzamai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hadsama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Azoma | 67 | 871 | / |
| Ozama | 67 | 806 | / |
| Azamo | 67 | 132 | / |
| Ngadzomo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ghazaimi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Azamâ | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gaizouma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Getzamha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gouzamai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gazhemma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gachhama | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Gadzama
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