Gaigama Surname
Approximately 40 people bear this surname
Gaigama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 20 | 1:959,601 | 21,357 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Cameroon | 8 | 1:2,596,134 | 118,056 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Gaigama (31) may also be a first name.
Gaigama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gaigama Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gaigama (Oriya: ଗାଇଗାମା) occurs in Niger more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gaigama? popularity and diffusion
Gaigama is the 3,100,440th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Gaigama live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 55 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 31 people.
The surname is most widely held in Niger, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 959,601. In Niger Gaigama is most numerous in: Zinder Region, where 95 percent are found and Diffa Region, where 5 percent are found. Besides Niger this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 28 percent are found and Cameroon, where 20 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gaigama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gaigama in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗାଇଗାମା | ga'igama | - |
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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 Gaigama
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