Galadima Surname

9,112th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62,187 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Galadima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galadima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria57,1881:3,098415
Niger4,2671:4,498422
Chad3851:35,3044,109
Cameroon2551:81,4479,959
England211:2,653,24194,788
Benin211:492,17232,947
United States161:22,653,683662,747
France61:11,070,454349,096
Central African Republic41:1,128,848387
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051

Galadima (18,231) may also be a first name.

Galadima Last Name Facts

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

The surname Galadima is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Galadima.

How Common Is The Last Name Galadima? popularity and diffusion

It is the 9,112th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 117,188 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Galadima are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 40,441st most common first name internationally, held by 18,231 people.

The last name Galadima is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 57,188 people, or 1 in 3,098. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Bauchi, where 11 percent are found, Jigawa, where 9 percent are found and Niger, where 8 percent are found. Other than Nigeria Galadima exists in 26 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 7 percent are found and Chad, where 1 percent are found.

Galadima Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Galadima last name is predominantly Muslim (80%) in Nigeria.

Galadima earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.72% more than the national average, earning $49,500 USD per year.

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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 Galadima
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