Gaheda Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Gaheda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gaheda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin231:449,37431,324
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Gaheda (17) may also be a first name.

Gaheda Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gaheda is held by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaheda? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,957,383rd most commonly occurring last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. Gaheda is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Gaheda are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 17 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Benin, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 449,374. In Benin Gaheda is primarily concentrated in: Ouémé Department, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Benin this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 4 percent live and Morocco, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaeheda921/
Gaeda9120/
Ghaeda8320/
Gheuda8312/
Gaedad833/
Gahida831/
Gaehda831/
Gaedhai771/
Goeda732,032/
Geida73213/
Geiday671,729/
Geedah6761/
Goeida6716/
Gaedey677/
Goedas671/
Gauida671/
Goesda671/
Gaeduo671/
Gohida671/
Geuida671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Gaheda
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