Gedius Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Congo

Gedius Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gedius Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Gedius (232) may also be a first name.

Gedius Last Name Facts

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

Gedius occurs most in Tanzania. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gedius? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gedius is the 5,812,366th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Gedius live; 27 percent live in East Africa and 27 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 588,797th most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 232 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 17,647,204. In Tanzania Gedius is most frequent in: Kagera Region, where 33 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 18 percent are found and Haiti, where 18 percent are found.

Gedius Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gedius has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gedius last name fell 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gedijus921/
Edius9134/
Gadius83211/
Godius83134/
Gidius83116/
Edoius8333/
Sedius836/
Jedius835/
Edious833/
Eudius832/
Hedius831/
Gedéus831/
Zedius831/
Gesdiu831/
Gedieu831/
Gedyus831/
Eddius830/
Eadius830/
Ægidius77142/
Ngedihu7725/
Gaddius772/
Hedious772/
Jeudius771/
Jedious771/
Giddius770/
Hejgediusz755/
Zediu73177/
Idius7388/
Sediu7351/
Gîdiu7343/
Edéus7336/
Edyus739/
Jediu737/
Gidiu733/
Cediu732/
Gedju732/
Ghedioui71155/
Khedious711/
Ghidiu67360/
Jediut67169/
Gîdoiu67126/
Edjous6797/
Gidoiu6778/
Sedieu6763/
Yodius675/
Guidiu673/
Gedeau673/
Zediou672/
Sidius672/
Sediuy672/
Geedyu672/
Sedihu672/
Ngidiu671/
Ngedju671/
Setdiu671/
Gidiou671/
Sediju671/
Gedeou671/
Gèdèus671/
Gadyus671/
Hidius671/
Gédéus671/
Gadjus671/
Gadéus671/
Ehdjus671/
Cedéus671/
Zedyus670/
Idieus670/

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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
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  • 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 Gedius
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