Gedaye Surname
Approximately 1,289 people bear this surname
Gedaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 1,288 | 1:75,735 | 7,282 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
Gedaye (1,040) may also be a first name.
Gedaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gedaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gedaye is more frequently found in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gedaye? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 295,816th most widely held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 5,653,643 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gedaye live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 248,543rd most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 1,040 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 1,288 people, or 1 in 75,735. Barring Ethiopia Gedaye is found in one country. It is also common in Liberia, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Gedaye
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