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 surname Galdima is found most in Cameroon. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Galdima? popularity and diffusion
The last name Galdima is the 180,558th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 3,087,943 people. The surname Galdima occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Galdima reside; 90 percent reside in West Africa and 56 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Galdima is also the 163,650th most commonly used first name globally, held by 2,111 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 1,297 people, or 1 in 16,013. In Cameroon it is most common in: Far North Region, where 52 percent are found, North Region, where 33 percent are found and Adamawa Region, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Chad, where 24 percent are found and Nigeria, where 14 percent are found.
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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