Gajda Surname
Approximately 25,293 people bear this surname
Gajda Surname Definition:
(Russian, Czech-Slovakian) One in the habit of using gajda, meaning, “hi,” or “hey” in exclamations; dweller in, or near, a wood.
Gajda Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 21,409 | 1:1,775 | 136 |
| United States | 1,142 | 1:317,390 | 28,990 |
| Hungary | 587 | 1:16,723 | 1,898 |
| Czechia | 572 | 1:18,590 | 2,805 |
| Germany | 401 | 1:200,762 | 23,045 |
| France | 289 | 1:229,836 | 35,639 |
| England | 184 | 1:302,816 | 22,992 |
| Canada | 158 | 1:233,200 | 22,307 |
| Albania | 90 | 1:32,378 | 4,943 |
| Australia | 65 | 1:415,318 | 33,226 |
| Austria | 57 | 1:149,394 | 19,936 |
| Norway | 36 | 1:142,841 | 18,058 |
| Slovakia | 36 | 1:148,235 | 26,596 |
| Sweden | 24 | 1:410,282 | 29,154 |
| Greece | 24 | 1:461,658 | 59,466 |
| Serbia | 21 | 1:340,236 | 16,447 |
| Spain | 20 | 1:2,337,602 | 57,118 |
| Argentina | 19 | 1:2,249,653 | 107,269 |
| Denmark | 17 | 1:332,042 | 23,714 |
| Uruguay | 16 | 1:214,485 | 16,699 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:486,711 | 19,179 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:281,321 | 15,850 |
| Northern Ireland | 9 | 1:205,004 | 9,958 |
| Italy | 9 | 1:6,795,188 | 113,457 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| North Macedonia | 5 | 1:420,294 | 19,032 |
| Romania | 5 | 1:4,015,574 | 58,306 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 1:48,998 | 2,049 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
Gajda (19) may also be a first name.
Gajda Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Russian, Czech-Slovakian) One in the habit of using gajda, meaning, “hi,” or “hey” in exclamations; dweller in, or near, a wood.
Gajda Demographics
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Gajda Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gajda Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gajda (Arabic: غايدا, Hindi: गजदा) is more frequently found in Poland than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gajda? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 21,539th most commonly used last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 288,125 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Gajda live; 89 percent live in Eastern Europe and 87 percent live in West Slavic Europe. Gajda is also the 2,523,061st most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 19 people.
It is most numerous in Poland, where it is held by 21,409 people, or 1 in 1,775. Without taking into account Poland it exists in 49 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent are found and Hungary, where 2 percent are found.
Gajda Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Gajda surname are 2.17% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.4% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Gajda earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 33.24% less than the national average, earning 231,056 kr per year; in United States they earn 15.82% more than the national average, earning $49,975 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.84% less than the national average, earning $49,266 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gajda Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gajda in the Hindi language | ||
| गजदा | gajada | 66.67 |
| गाजदा | gajada | 22.22 |
| गजड़ा | gajara | 11.11 |
| Gajda in the Arabic language | ||
| غايدا | ghayda | - |
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