Gandeka Surname

540,057th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 595 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guinea
Highest density in:
Guinea

Gandeka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gandeka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guinea5521:21,438459
Benin361:287,10024,014
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

The alternate forms: Gandéka (1) are calculated separately.

Gandeka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gandeka is carried by more people in Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Gandéka. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gandeka? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 540,057th most commonly held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 12,247,976 people. The last name Gandeka is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Gandeka reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Mande Africa.

The surname is most frequently held in Guinea, where it is held by 552 people, or 1 in 21,438. In Guinea Gandeka is primarily concentrated in: Boké Region, where 77 percent reside, Conakry Region, where 22 percent reside and Kankan Region, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Guinea this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 6 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.

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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
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  • 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 Gandeka
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