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
Average Gajda Salary in
United States
$49,975 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gajda Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gajda Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gajda (Arabic: غايدا, Hindi: गजदा) is more commonly found in Poland than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gajda? popularity and diffusion
Gajda is the 21,539th most commonly held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 288,125 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Gajda are found; 89 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 87 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 2,523,061st most commonly used given name throughout the world. It is borne by 19 people.
The last name Gajda is most widely held in Poland, where it is held by 21,409 people, or 1 in 1,775. Apart from Poland this last name occurs in 49 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent reside and Hungary, where 2 percent reside.
Gajda Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Gajda are 2.17% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US 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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