Gbediga Surname
Approximately 736 people bear this surname
Gbediga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 716 | 1:14,435 | 1,957 |
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
Gbediga (50) may also be a first name.
Gbediga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gbediga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gbediga has its highest incidence in Benin. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Gbediga click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gbediga? popularity and diffusion
Gbediga is the 459,064th most frequently occurring last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 9,901,557 people. The last name Gbediga is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gbediga reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,412,538th most commonly used first name globally, borne by 50 people.
The surname is most widespread in Benin, where it is borne by 716 people, or 1 in 14,435. In Benin Gbediga is most numerous in: Zou Department, where 53 percent live, Ouémé Department, where 19 percent live and Littoral Department, where 13 percent live. Excluding Benin this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gbesdiga | 93 | 1 | / |
| Gbedega | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gbadigha | 80 | 15 | / |
| Gbadega | 71 | 144 | / |
| Guidiga | 71 | 84 | / |
| Guedega | 71 | 10 | / |
| Gbodigo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Gbedege | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gbidige | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gbedego | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gbidigo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kuediga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gbedegui | 67 | 12 | / |
| Gbadugha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngbidigi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guidigai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngbeadego | 63 | 4 | / |
| Guedego | 57 | 33 | / |
| Guidega | 57 | 11 | / |
| Guidigo | 57 | 6 | / |
| Kwedega | 57 | 4 | / |
| Quedigo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Quedega | 57 | 1 | / |
| Guedegou | 53 | 3 | / |
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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 Gbediga
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