Gedeya Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Gedeya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 8 | 1:551,067 | 25,208 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Gedeya (15) may also be a first name.
Gedeya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gedeya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gedeya (Marathi: गेडीेया) is found most frequently in Liberia. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Gedeya.
How Common Is The Last Name Gedeya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,360,413th most common surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Gedeya live; 89 percent live in West Africa and 89 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. Gedeya is also the 2,900,335th most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 15 people.
It is most prevalent in Liberia, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 551,067. In Liberia Gedeya is most prevalent in: Grand Gedeh County, where 88 percent reside and Maryland County, where 13 percent reside. Not including Liberia this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in India, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gedeya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gedeya in the Marathi language | ||
| गेडीेया | gedieya | - |
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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
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- 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 Gedeya
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