Gedje Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Gedje Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Gedje (3) may also be a first name.
Gedje Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gedje Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gedje occurs in Niger more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gedje? popularity and diffusion
Gedje is the 10,311,814th most commonly held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gedje reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Gedje is also the 7,463,778th most common first name in the world, borne by 3 people.
The surname Gedje is most commonly used in Niger, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 9,596,008. In Niger Gedje is most common in: Dosso Region, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Niger it is found in one country. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 33 percent reside.
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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 Gedje
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