Gedeh Surname
Approximately 276 people bear this surname
Gedeh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 244 | 1:18,068 | 1,842 |
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Gedeh (83) may also be a first name.
Gedeh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gedeh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gedeh (Arabic: جيديه) occurs more in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gedeh? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 948,111th most frequently occurring last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 26,404,152 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Gedeh live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 1,052,971st most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 83 people.
This surname is most common in Liberia, where it is borne by 244 people, or 1 in 18,068. In Liberia it is mostly concentrated in: Maryland County, where 27 percent are found, Grand Bassa County, where 21 percent are found and Montserrado County, where 19 percent are found. Barring Liberia Gedeh is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 8 percent are found and Indonesia, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gedeh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gedeh in the Arabic language | ||
| جيديه | jydyh | - |
| غيده | ghydh | - |
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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 Gedeh
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