Gedamu Surname

35,842nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,718 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Gedamu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gedamu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia14,1661:6,8861,085
Israel4341:19,7182,935
United States841:4,314,987229,510
India101:76,706,538639,611
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

Gedamu (24,917) may also be a first name.

Gedamu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gedamu (Marathi: गेडामु, Oriya: େଗଡାମୁ) is found most in Ethiopia. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gedamu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 35,842nd most frequently used last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 495,145 people. The last name Gedamu is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Gedamu reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 32,085th most widespread given name worldwide. It is borne by 24,917 people.

The last name is most widespread in Ethiopia, where it is held by 14,166 people, or 1 in 6,886. Without taking into account Ethiopia Gedamu occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Gedamu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gedamu surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Gedamu earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.53% more than the national average, earning $46,398 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geddamu9233/
Ghedamu925/
Gedamuy921/
Edamu91146/
Gadamu8319/
Gedemu8315/
Godamu834/
Hedamu833/
Eadamu832/
Edamou831/
Edeamu831/
Yedamu831/
Edhamu831/
Eddamu831/
Gidamu831/
Gaddamu77693/
Jedamus7735/
Gadaimu7715/
Gadhamu7714/
Gaadamu775/
Ghidamu773/
Gadamou773/
Geddemu773/
Jedamou772/
Gidamou771/
Jhedamu771/
Gadamui771/
Edameut771/
Gaidamu771/
Giddamu771/
Edomu73154/
Idamu7323/
Gaidamut7185/
Guidamou7132/
Eddamouh719/
Gaydamut713/
Jeddamou712/
Seedamuy711/
Seedamui711/
Siedamou711/
Gaddammu711/
Gaydaymu711/
Edahmoud711/
Edeimu6759/
Sidamu6724/
Aidamu6717/
Godomu6717/
Zidamu6717/
Idamou6714/
Hidamu675/
Ajdamu675/
Gademu674/
Gidomu672/
Edamoe671/
Aydamu671/
Iddamu671/
Idamus671/
Seydaamou671/
Seidammou671/
Guiddamou671/
Edomui671/
Edomus671/
Edhomu671/

Gedamu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gedamu in the Marathi language
गेडामुgedamu-
Gedamu in the Oriya language
େଗଡାମୁegadamu95.92
େଗଡ଼ାମୁegaramu2.04
େଦାରାedara1.02

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Footnotes

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