Gahgah Surname
Approximately 640 people bear this surname
Gahgah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 618 | 1:62,511 | 10,364 |
| Liberia | 7 | 1:629,791 | 27,063 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
Gahgah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gahgah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gahgah occurs more in Algeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gahgah? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 510,931st most widespread surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 11,386,790 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gahgah are found; 97 percent are found in North Africa and 97 percent are found in Mahgreb.
The last name Gahgah is most commonly used in Algeria, where it is carried by 618 people, or 1 in 62,511. In Algeria Gahgah is mostly concentrated in: Tébessa Province, where 65 percent reside and Algiers Province, where 35 percent reside. Besides Algeria Gahgah occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 1 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Gahgah
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