Gbadega Surname

1,471,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 144 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Gbadega Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gbadega Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1431:1,238,76149,638
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Gbadega (86) may also be a first name.

Gbadega Last Name Facts

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

Gbadega occurs most in Nigeria. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gbadega? popularity and diffusion

Gbadega is the 1,471,719th most common surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 50,607,958 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Gbadega reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gbadega is also the 1,032,266th most widespread first name globally, held by 86 people.

The last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 143 people, or 1 in 1,238,761. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Ondo, where 41 percent live, Lagos, where 22 percent live and Ekiti, where 11 percent live. Other than Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gbadaga864/
Gbadege863/
Gbedega861/
Gbadigha8015/
Gbadeges803/
Ngbadiga801/
Ngbadego801/
Nguadega801/
Guadiega801/
Gbadegesh758/
Ngbeadego754/
Gbadago714,064/
Gbediga71736/
Gbodaga7111/
Gbedaga712/
Guadiga711/
Gbedego711/
Kwadega711/
Gbadigui671/
Gbadagou671/
Ngbadigo671/
Kwadegha671/
Gbodogo5733/
Gbedago5710/
Gbodigo574/
Gbodigi571/
Kwadiga571/
Gbedogou532/

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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 Gbadega
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