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) is carried by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gaigama? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gaigama is the 3,100,440th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. This surname is predominantly 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 frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 31 people.
Gaigama is most commonly held in Niger, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 959,601. In Niger it is most frequent in: Zinder Region, where 95 percent reside and Diffa Region, where 5 percent reside. Barring Niger this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 28 percent reside and Cameroon, where 20 percent reside.
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
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- 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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