Galdima Surname
Approximately 2,360 people bear this surname
Galdima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1,297 | 1:16,013 | 2,179 |
| Chad | 578 | 1:23,516 | 2,818 |
| Nigeria | 335 | 1:528,784 | 26,031 |
| Niger | 150 | 1:127,947 | 4,917 |
Galdima (2,111) may also be a first name.
Galdima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Galdima Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Galdima occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Galdima click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Galdima? popularity and diffusion
The surname Galdima is the 180,558th most frequently used surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 3,087,943 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Galdima live; 90 percent live in West Africa and 56 percent live in Chadic Africa. Galdima is also the 163,650th most frequent forename worldwide It is held by 2,111 people.
This surname is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 1,297 people, or 1 in 16,013. In Cameroon it is most common in: Far North Region, where 52 percent reside, North Region, where 33 percent reside and Adamawa Region, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Chad, where 24 percent reside and Nigeria, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngaldima | 93 | 420 | / |
| Galdimaa | 93 | 3 | / |
| Gaaldima | 93 | 1 | / |
| Galdioma | 93 | 1 | / |
| Aldima | 92 | 7 | / |
| Goldima | 86 | 12 | / |
| Galdimo | 86 | 5 | / |
| Aldaima | 86 | 4 | / |
| Aldioma | 86 | 1 | / |
| Galdime | 86 | 1 | / |
| Galdemas | 80 | 53 | / |
| Aldimath | 80 | 26 | / |
| Goldimma | 80 | 7 | / |
| Aldiomah | 80 | 5 | / |
| Galdimer | 80 | 1 | / |
| Galdemaz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gouldima | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aldema | 77 | 328 | / |
| Aldimo | 77 | 6 | / |
| Oldima | 77 | 2 | / |
| Aldheimat | 75 | 134 | / |
| Goldimi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Galdemo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aldemas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Galdemi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aldemad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Goldema | 71 | 1 | / |
| Haldema | 71 | 1 | / |
| Galdemez | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ngoldime | 67 | 10 | / |
| Galdemis | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aldejmah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Galdemes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gouldime | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goldemai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aldimmey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aldemo | 62 | 70 | / |
| Oldimo | 62 | 69 | / |
| Oldema | 62 | 1 | / |
| Haldemo | 57 | 6 | / |
| Goldeme | 57 | 2 | / |
| Oldemaat | 53 | 50 | / |
| Gouldemy | 53 | 2 | / |
| Aldemohy | 53 | 1 | / |
| Goldemer | 53 | 0 | / |
| Ngoldemei | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Galdima
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