Gadzama Surname

211,727th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,947 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Gadzama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gadzama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,9151:92,5036,404
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539
England91:6,190,895170,599
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gadzamma931/
Gadzaama931/
Gazama92760/
Adzama9254/
Adzamoa868/
Gazaima866/
Adzamai861/
Gahzama861/
Gazamea861/
Gazamma861/
Gazaama861/
Azama8323,192/
Hadzamah8018/
Ngadzami801/
Gaizaima801/
Hazama778,569/
Aizama77281/
Gazame77132/
Azamma7726/
Azzama7718/
Azamai7716/
Ayzama7710/
Azaima779/
Odzama775/
Gazami772/
Gezama772/
Eazama772/
Gazema771/
Gazamo771/
Azamea771/
Azamha771/
Azauma771/
Ghazzamah752/
Hazaima713,160/
Azzamah71837/
Ghazami7131/
Gatsama7123/
Gachama718/
Getzama718/
Hayzama718/
Gouzama717/
Gacamay714/
Adsamai712/
Adzamou712/
Hazamma711/
Aazamma711/
Gazamou711/
Gaciama711/
Gaizamo711/
Adzomah711/
Ahzamai711/
Hadsama711/
Azoma67871/
Ozama67806/
Azamo67132/
Ngadzomo674/
Ghazaimi673/
Azamâ672/
Gaizouma671/
Getzamha671/
Gouzamai671/
Gazhemma671/
Gachhama671/

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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 Gadzama
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