Gajdoš Surname

85,027th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,677 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Gajdoš Surname User-submission:

The Gajdoš surname refers to a musician who plays on a bagpipes in Slovak.

Gajdoš Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia4,0741:1,31028
Czechia1,3161:8,0801,024
Serbia2671:26,7602,932
Croatia161:264,28827,725
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
England11:55,718,059489,080
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Gajdos (2,980) & Gajdós (1) are calculated separately.

Gajdoš (12) may also be a first name.

Gajdoš Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Gajdoš surname refers to a musician who plays on a bagpipes in Slovak.

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This surname refers to a musician who played the bagpipes in Slovak.

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Gajdoš Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gajdoš Come From? nationality or country of origin

Gajdoš occurs more in Slovakia more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Gajdos or Gajdós. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gajdoš? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 85,027th most prevalent surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,283,697 people. The surname Gajdoš occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gajdoš live; 95 percent live in Eastern Europe and 95 percent live in West Slavic Europe. Gajdoš is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 12 people.

Gajdoš is most commonly used in Slovakia, where it is carried by 4,074 people, or 1 in 1,310. In Slovakia it is most frequent in: Prešov Region, where 23 percent are found, Košice Region, where 22 percent are found and Žilina Region, where 16 percent are found. Outside of Slovakia it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Czechia, where 23 percent are found and Serbia, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gajdos942,980/
Gajdosš921/
Gajdós891/
Gajdaš8332/
Gaidoš8323/
Gaydoš834/
Gajdošová805,293/
Gajdošova809/
Gajdosz77332/
Gajdoss7722/
Gejddoš771/
Gados73588/
Gadoc73184/
Gadoś73157/
Gédoš738/
Gadox732/
Gadoj732/
Gajdosch714/
Gaydos673,439/
Gaidos67873/
Gadois67638/
Gejdošová67519/
Gajdosova67354/
Gaidoz6787/
Gejdos6780/
Gajdas6759/
Gajdáč6755/
Ngados6734/
Gadost6731/
Gaddoj6729/
Gajdosová6723/
Gaidošová6723/
Gadosz6713/
Gajdaj678/
Gojdos677/
Gadose676/
Gaidoş675/
Gaydošová675/
Gadosh674/
Gadous673/
Ghados672/
Gadoos672/
Gaudoz672/
Gejdošova672/
Gojdáš672/
Gaddos672/
Ghadoj671/
Gadouz671/
Gadooz671/
Gaidaš671/
Gadocz671/
Gaidoj671/
Gaudoj671/

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