Gagere Surname
Approximately 3,021 people bear this surname
Gagere Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 2,899 | 1:6,620 | 543 |
| Nigeria | 82 | 1:2,160,278 | 74,262 |
| Brazil | 13 | 1:16,467,256 | 295,032 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
The alternate forms: Gagéré (2) are calculated separately.
Gagere (524) may also be a first name.
Gagere Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gagere Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gagere (Oriya: ଗାେଗେର) is held by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Gagéré. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gagere? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 146,698th most numerous last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 2,412,296 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Gagere live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 368,711th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 524 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Niger, where it is carried by 2,899 people, or 1 in 6,620. In Niger Gagere is most frequent in: Zinder Region, where 54 percent live, Maradi Region, where 22 percent live and Tahoua Region, where 8 percent live. Not including Niger this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 3 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gagere Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gagere in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗାେଗେର | gaegera | - |
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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 Gagere
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