Gediel Surname
Approximately 34 people bear this surname
Gediel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| Brazil | 14 | 1:15,291,024 | 280,658 |
Gediel (1,123) may also be a first name.
Gediel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gediel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gediel occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gediel? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,373,373rd most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. The surname Gediel is primarily found in Africa, where 59 percent of Gediel reside; 59 percent reside in West Africa and 59 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gediel is also the 237,850th most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 1,123 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 8,857,138. In Nigeria it is most common in: Adamawa, where 90 percent are found, Bayelsa, where 5 percent are found and Rivers, where 5 percent are found. Not including Nigeria Gediel occurs in one country. It is also common in Brazil, where 41 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 Gediel
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