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) is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gedua? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gedua is the 7,117,718th most prevalent surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Gedua is mostly found in Oceania, where 57 percent of Gedua reside; 57 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 57 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 900,062nd most numerous forename worldwide It is held by 109 people.

This last name is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 2,038,429. In Papua New Guinea Gedua is most numerous in: Central, where 75 percent live and Chimbu, where 25 percent live. Outside of Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 14 percent live and Nigeria, where 14 percent live.

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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gedua
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