Galdesa Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Galdesa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galdesa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya131:3,552,30039,474
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Galdesa Last Name Facts

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

Galdesa occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Galdesa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,213,395th most frequently used last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Galdesa reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 64 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 3,552,300. In Kenya it is most common in: Tana River County, where 69 percent reside and Mandera County, where 31 percent reside. Outside of Kenya Galdesa occurs in one country. It also occurs in Norway, where 7 percent reside.

Galdesa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aldesa9212/
Aldeasa866/
Galdosa863/
Aldesga861/
Gauldesi801/
Aldeza77959/
Aldisa7798/
Aldeso771/
Aldheisat75340/
Aldiosa7137/
Galdoza7136/
Aldisha7118/
Aldeiso714/
Galdece711/
Aldecea711/
Aldeeza711/
Alditsa711/
Galdioso6735/
Galdecio673/
Galdiosi671/
Goldossa671/
Goldeszer634/
Aldezo6255/
Aldiso627/
Aldyza624/
Aldiza623/
Aldisio57115/
Alduiza5752/
Galdizo573/
Alduiso571/
Goldezi571/
Galdico571/
Galdiozo5321/
Ouldezza531/
Aldhizei531/
Goldezzi531/
Ouldaissa506/
Goldecher502/

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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 Galdesa
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