Gedua Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Gedua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gedua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

Gedua (109) may also be a first name.

Gedua Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gedua (Hindi: गेदुआ, Oriya: େଗଡୁଆ) occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Gedua.

How Common Is The Last Name Gedua? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,117,718th most commonly held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Gedua occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 57 percent of Gedua are found; 57 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 57 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 900,062nd most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 109 people.

The surname Gedua is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 2,038,429. In Papua New Guinea Gedua is primarily concentrated in: Central, where 75 percent reside and Chimbu, where 25 percent reside. Barring Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 14 percent reside and Nigeria, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngedua9168/
Geedua911/
Edua89422/
Gadua801,634/
Sedua80431/
Godua80132/
Eduat80115/
Eduad8084/
Jedua8060/
Gedwa8018/
Eduas808/
Gedva807/
Eduay805/
Zedua805/
Geduo803/
Eadua802/
Getua802/
Hedua802/
Gedba801/
Eudua801/
Edhua801/
Eduap801/
Eidua801/
Yedua801/
Ghadua73102/
Ngidua7312/
Gadhua739/
Seddua738/
Ghidua736/
Gaduah735/
Gedvat734/
Seduha732/
Gueduo732/
Edouha732/
Chedua732/
Seduea731/
Getuah731/
Gaduay731/
Gethua731/
Eaduea731/
Ieduea731/
Gaeduo731/
Ngetua731/
Godhua731/
Ghodua731/
Heduat731/
Gedway730/
Eduo67423/
Etua67399/
Idua67231/
Edwa67176/
Edva6732/
Edba6725/
Guehduo6723/
Zeaduah6712/
Guedvou6710/
Eddouha674/
Ihedwua673/
Guetuad671/
Geetuah671/
Seiduah671/
Ghedhva671/
Getduot671/
Gaduhay671/

Gedua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gedua in the Oriya language
େଗଡୁଆegadu'a84.62
େଗଡୂଆegadu'a7.69
େଗଦୁଆegadu'a7.69
Gedua in the Hindi language
गेदुआgedu'a50
गेदउआgeda'u'a50

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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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  • 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 Gedua
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