Gedeson Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Gedeson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gedeson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gedeson (79) may also be a first name.

Gedeson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gedeson (Russian: Гедесон) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gedeson? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gedeson is the 5,057,639th most frequent last name globally, held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname Gedeson is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Gedeson reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gedeson is also the 1,083,225th most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 79 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 12,653,054. In Nigeria Gedeson is primarily concentrated in: Bayelsa, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geedeson930/
Edeson92420/
Edgeson8632/
Gedison8618/
Edetson866/
Gideson866/
Gydeson864/
Edehson863/
Hedeson863/
Edesion861/
Edeason861/
Edesson861/
Jedeson861/
Cedeson860/
Yedeson860/
Edessoun80109/
Eddieson8017/
Eddesson802/
Eideison801/
Gitdeson801/
Eddeyson801/
Guideson801/
Heddeson800/
Hedesson800/
Edison7727,093/
Ideson77256/
Edyson77178/
Edesan7777/
Edesen7724/
Edesom772/
Edezon771/
Eddiesson753/
Eddison711,202/
Gydesen71819/
Hedison71258/
Jedison71156/
Eddyson71128/
Eidesen71110/
Hedesan7158/
Edisson7149/
Edgison7148/
Iddeson7138/
Edhyson7125/
Jideson7121/
Edision718/
Yedison717/
Edesane714/
Edesand713/
Edessom713/
Gidison713/
Eidison712/
Sedesan712/
Eadyson711/
Guedezoune711/
Zedison711/
Edisonk711/
Eadison711/
Edaison710/
Hideson710/
Eddysson6735/
Gjødesen6730/
Hedesand6722/
Giødesen6710/
Edessang679/
Edithson675/
Jeddison675/
Eddision674/
Gidesand673/
Yedidson673/
Eddisone672/
Hedisson671/
Edissone671/
Gedezane671/
Edgisson670/
Heddison670/
Hiddeson670/
Euddison670/

Gedeson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gedeson in the Russian language
Гедесонgedeson-

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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 Gedeson
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