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 carried by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Gagéré. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gagere? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 146,698th most commonly used last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,412,296 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Gagere are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 368,711th most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 524 people.
The last name Gagere is most widespread in Niger, where it is held by 2,899 people, or 1 in 6,620. In Niger it is primarily found in: Zinder Region, where 54 percent reside, Maradi Region, where 22 percent reside and Tahoua Region, where 8 percent reside. Besides Niger Gagere occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 3 percent reside and Brazil, where 0 percent reside.
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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