Gegedu Surname
Approximately 35 people bear this surname
Gegedu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 28 | 1:291,204 | 39,406 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
Gegedu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gegedu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gegedu is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gegedu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,323,005th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 80 percent of Gegedu are found; 80 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 80 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.
Gegedu is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 291,204. In Papua New Guinea Gegedu is most frequent in: Milne Bay, where 68 percent live, East Sepik, where 29 percent live and Central, where 4 percent live. Barring Papua New Guinea Gegedu is found in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gengedu | 92 | 5 | / |
| Egedu | 91 | 45 | / |
| Segedu | 83 | 2,898 | / |
| Egedus | 83 | 45 | / |
| Engedu | 83 | 15 | / |
| Gecedu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Jegedu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Egeduš | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hegedus | 77 | 5,933 | / |
| Hegeduš | 77 | 416 | / |
| Jegedeu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Hegeduş | 77 | 4 | / |
| Gegadau | 77 | 3 | / |
| Hegedui | 77 | 2 | / |
| Hegeduș | 77 | 2 | / |
| Eghiedu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Igedu | 73 | 279 | / |
| Egidu | 73 | 16 | / |
| Hegeduis | 71 | 54 | / |
| Hegheduş | 71 | 35 | / |
| Heguedus | 71 | 14 | / |
| Hegheduș | 71 | 5 | / |
| Chegedeu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Hegedeus | 71 | 3 | / |
| Heggedus | 71 | 3 | / |
| Hegeduss | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hedgedus | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hegedusz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hedgeduš | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zeguedou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hegeduch | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hegedush | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hegeddus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gagadu | 67 | 204 | / |
| Hegedusch | 67 | 19 | / |
| Hegueduch | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ingedu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Egedoe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zeguedoud | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sesedu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sigedu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gogadu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ighedu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hegedeusz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heguedush | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igedus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zeghedoud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eggidu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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