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

Gedua (Hindi: गेदुआ, Oriya: େଗଡୁଆ) is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gedua? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most common family name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Gedua is predominantly found in Oceania, where 57 percent of Gedua are found; 57 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 57 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Gedua is also the 900,062nd most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 109 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 2,038,429. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Central, where 75 percent live and Chimbu, where 25 percent live. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found 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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