Gandaga Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Gandaga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gandaga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso231:797,9178,915
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
India51:153,413,076951,030
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Gandaga (84) may also be a first name.

Gandaga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gandaga (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﻧﺪﻳﻜﺎ, Oriya: ମନବତି) occurs in Burkina Faso more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gandaga? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,909,720th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. Gandaga occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Gandaga live; 71 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,046,220th most frequently occurring given name at a global level It is held by 84 people.

This last name is most common in Burkina Faso, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 797,917. In Burkina Faso Gandaga is mostly concentrated in: Centre-Ouest Region, where 87 percent are found, Boucle du Mouhoun Region, where 4 percent are found and Centre Region, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Burkina Faso this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 16 percent are found and Tanzania, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Gandaga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gandaga in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﺎﻧﺪﻳﻜﺎkandyka-
Gandaga in the Oriya language
ମନବତିmanabati-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gandaga
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