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Where Does The Last Name Gideon Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Gideon (Arabic: جدعون, Hindi: गिडियन, Marathi: िगडोन, Oriya: ଗିଦିୟନ, Russian: Гидеон, Tibetan: དགེ་འདུན་) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gideon? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Gideon is the 8,647^th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 110,940 people. The last name Gideon occurs predominantly in Africa, where 81 percent of Gideon live; 41 percent live in West Africa and 41 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gideon is also the 3,148^th most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 331,750 people.

The surname Gideon is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 24,092 people, or 1 in 7,353. In Nigeria Gideon is primarily found in: Kaduna, where 13 percent are found, Plateau, where 10 percent are found and Adamawa, where 8 percent are found. Other than Nigeria it occurs in 91 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 19 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Gideon Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Gideon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gideon surname expanded 602 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 736 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gideon Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Gideon last name is principally Orthodox (75%) in Russia, Christian (99%) in Kenya, Maronite (45%) in Lebanon and Christian (97%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Gideon surname are 36.61% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 89.84% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gideon earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 127.4% more than the national average, earning R 540,396 per year; in United States they earn 4.45% less than the national average, earning $41,230 USD per year and in Canada they earn 38.14% more than the national average, earning $68,632 CAD per year.