Gegedu Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

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

Gegedu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gegedu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea281:291,20439,406
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793

Gegedu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gegedu is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Gegedu.

How Common Is The Last Name Gegedu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,323,005th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 80 percent of Gegedu live; 80 percent live in Oceania Islands and 80 percent live in Papuan Oceania.

This surname is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 291,204. In Papua New Guinea Gegedu is mostly found in: Milne Bay, where 68 percent are found, East Sepik, where 29 percent are found and Central, where 4 percent are found. Aside from Papua New Guinea Gegedu occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gengedu925/
Egedu9145/
Segedu832,898/
Egedus8345/
Engedu8315/
Gecedu831/
Jegedu831/
Egeduš831/
Hegedus775,933/
Hegeduš77416/
Jegedeu775/
Hegeduş774/
Gegadau773/
Hegedui772/
Hegeduș772/
Eghiedu771/
Igedu73279/
Egidu7316/
Hegeduis7154/
Hegheduş7135/
Heguedus7114/
Hegheduș715/
Chegedeu714/
Hegedeus713/
Heggedus713/
Hegeduss712/
Hedgedus712/
Hegedusz711/
Hedgeduš711/
Zeguedou711/
Hegeduch711/
Hegedush711/
Hegeddus711/
Gagadu67204/
Hegedusch6719/
Hegueduch6713/
Ingedu676/
Egedoe674/
Zeguedoud673/
Sesedu673/
Sigedu671/
Gogadu671/
Ighedu671/
Hegedeusz671/
Heguedush671/
Igedus671/
Zeghedoud671/
Eggidu671/

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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 Gegedu
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