Gagadu Surname

1,168,344th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 204 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Gagadu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gagadu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1811:299,32428,868
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Gagadu (41) may also be a first name.

Gagadu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gagadu (Hindi: गागडू, Marathi: गगडु, Oriya: ଗାଗଡୁ) is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Gagadu.

How Common Is The Last Name Gagadu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gagadu is the 1,168,344th most prevalent last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 35,723,264 people. The last name Gagadu occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Gagadu live; 89 percent live in Southern Africa and 89 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,590,275th most widespread first name in the world It is held by 41 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 181 people, or 1 in 299,324. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 60 percent reside, North West, where 18 percent reside and Gauteng, where 8 percent reside. Barring South Africa this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 9 percent reside and India, where 2 percent reside.

Gagadu Last Name Statistics demography

Gagadu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 67.86% less than the national average, earning R 76,380 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gagadou92164/
Gangadu9270/
Ghagadu921/
Agadu9151/
Ngangadu8627/
Gangadou865/
Gaîgadou861/
Gangadau861/
Agadou8343/
Agadhu8340/
Angadu8312/
Agadau832/
Aghadu831/
Hagadu831/
Gogadu831/
Agaadu831/
Ganggaudu801/
Angadui77116/
Hagadus7781/
Angadou7740/
Gogadau7719/
Hagadou7715/
Gangodu7714/
Gongadu773/
Agaddou773/
Gegadau773/
Angaadu771/
Agaidou771/
Aggadou771/
Angaddu771/
Ogadu73291/
Agodu7337/
Aygadoux7170/
Gagoudou713/
Angaddou712/
Aigadoux711/
Ghaghodu711/
Agodou67137/
Gegedu6735/
Agadoo6733/
Agoddu6718/
Oigadu674/
Aagodu673/
Agoudu672/
Agoidu672/
Aghaddouj671/
Agodau671/
Haingadou671/
Ogadgu671/
Oygadu671/
Ogahdu671/

Gagadu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gagadu in the Oriya language
ଗାଗଡୁgagadu-
Gagadu in the Hindi language
गागडूgagadu50
गगदूgagadu50
Gagadu in the Marathi language
गगडुgagadu50
दगडुdagadu33.33
गगडूgagadu16.67

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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
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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 Gagadu
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