Gaidam Surname
Approximately 437 people bear this surname
Gaidam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 305 | 1:580,796 | 28,045 |
| Niger | 71 | 1:270,310 | 8,391 |
| Cameroon | 37 | 1:561,326 | 43,620 |
| India | 16 | 1:47,941,586 | 492,263 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Gaïdam (1) are calculated separately.
Gaidam (237) may also be a first name.
Gaidam Demographics
Gaidam Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Gaidam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gaidam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gaidam (Marathi: गैडाम) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Gaïdam. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gaidam? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 680,882nd most common family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 16,676,306 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Gaidam are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 70 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gaidam is also the 581,650th most frequently occurring first name at a global level It is held by 237 people.
It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 305 people, or 1 in 580,796. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Yobe, where 34 percent reside, Borno, where 32 percent reside and Bauchi, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria it occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 16 percent reside and Cameroon, where 8 percent reside.
Gaidam Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Gaidam surname is principally Muslim (96%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gaidam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gaidam in the Marathi language | ||
| गैडाम | gaidama | 66.67 |
| गेडाम | gedama | 16.67 |
| गइडम | ga'idama | 16.67 |
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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
- 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 Gaidam
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