Gandega Surname

95,944th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,959 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mali
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Gandega Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gandega Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mali2,5171:6,742414
Mauritania1,6261:2,518309
France5601:118,61217,906
Senegal861:169,5271,312
Ivory Coast711:324,94711,901
Spain471:994,72437,216
Burkina Faso231:797,9178,915
Guinea91:1,314,8691,461
United States81:45,307,367917,113
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

The alternate forms: Gandéga (418) are calculated separately.

Gandega (16) may also be a first name.

Gandega Last Name Facts

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

Gandega (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﻧﺪﻳﻜﺎ) occurs most in Mali. It may also occur as: Gandéga. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gandega? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 95,944th most prevalent surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,469,560 people. The surname Gandega is primarily found in Africa, where 86 percent of Gandega are found; 86 percent are found in West Africa and 51 percent are found in Mande Africa. Gandega is also the 2,786,762nd most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 16 people.

The last name is most frequent in Mali, where it is carried by 2,517 people, or 1 in 6,742. Aside from Mali Gandega occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 33 percent live and France, where 11 percent live.

Gandega Last Name Statistics demography

Gandega earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 36.27% less than the national average, earning $27,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Gandega Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gandega in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﺎﻧﺪﻳﻜﺎkandyka76.01
ﻛﺎﻧﺪﻛﺎkandka16.75
ﻛﻨﺪﻳﻜﺎkndyka1.61
ﺟﺎﻧﺪﺟﺎjandja0.48
ﻏﺎﻧﺪﻏﺎghandgha0.48
ﻛﺎﻧﺪﺑﻜﺎkandbka0.48
ﻏﺎﻧﺪﻏﻲghandghy0.48
ﻛﺎﻧﺪﻳﻜﻰkandyky0.32
ﻏﺎﻧﺪﻳﻐﺎghandygha0.32
ﺟﺎﻧﺪﻳﺠﺎjandyja0.32
ﻗﻨﺪﻳﻜﻪqndykh0.16
ﻏﺎﻧﺪﻏﻰghandghy0.16
ﻛﺎﻧﺪﻏﺎkandgha0.16
ﻗﺎﻧﺪﻳﻘﺎqandyqa0.16
ﻗﺎﻧﺪﻗﺎqandqa0.16
ﻛﺎﻧﺪﻳﻚkandyk0.16
ﺟﺎﻧﺪﻳﻜﺎjandyka0.16
ﻛﺎﻧﺪﺍﻛﺎkandaka0.16
ﻛﺎﻧﺪﻳﻘﺎkandyqa0.16
ﻛﺎﻟﻴﺪﻛﺎkalydka0.16

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Gandega
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis