Gedny Surname

1,817,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Gedny Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gedny Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England901:619,09036,665
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Gedny (10) may also be a first name.

Gedny Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gedny is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gedny? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,817,111th most prevalent last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 70,752,873 people. The last name Gedny occurs mostly in Europe, where 87 percent of Gedny live; 87 percent live in Northern Europe and 87 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 10 people.

The surname is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 90 people, or 1 in 619,090. In England it is most common in: Suffolk, where 26 percent live, Cambridgeshire, where 24 percent live and Bedfordshire, where 13 percent live. Beside England this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 11 percent live and Australia, where 2 percent live.

Gedny Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gedny has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Gedny surname rose 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gedny Last Name Statistics demography

Gedny earn notably less less than the average income. In Canada they earn 16.08% less than the national average, earning $41,696 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gedney911,867/
Gednay910/
Edny8914/
Geddney830/
Edney805,680/
Gedne8041/
Ednay8020/
Gedni8020/
Gedna8015/
Ednyi806/
Jedny804/
Zedny801/
Ednuy801/
Ednoy801/
Edniy801/
Gidny800/
Eddny800/
Gidney731,683/
Sedney73581/
Geidne7320/
Guedne7313/
Sednyi7310/
Zedney7310/
Gedner737/
Guidny737/
Gidnay734/
Hedney734/
Eadnuy732/
Ednaya732/
Eadnoy731/
Eaddny731/
Jedney731/
Gednoi731/
Gidnny731/
Edneyj731/
Zeidny731/
Heidny731/
Gednio731/
Hednuy731/
Gednez730/
Chedny730/
Edneys730/
Gideny730/
Gednie730/
Guedni730/
Edna672,821/
Edne6741/
Edni6740/
Gejdner6729/
Gednetz6723/
Gidenyi6722/
Zsednay677/
Guedner673/
Ednj672/
Ednh672/
Guednee672/
Heednuy671/
Ziedney671/
Giedner671/
Geddner671/
Headney671/
Jeudney671/
Yednaya671/
Guednée671/
Idny671/
Guidney670/
Hedgney670/

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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 Gedny
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