Gideons Surname

754,238th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 380 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
South Africa

Gideons Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gideons Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2101:1,725,995114,113
South Africa1151:471,11039,128
Nigeria281:6,326,527151,186
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Gideons (30) may also be a first name.

Gideons Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gideons is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gideons? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 754,238th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 19,177,752 people. The surname Gideons occurs predominantly in Africa, where 40 percent of Gideons live; 34 percent live in North America and 34 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,911,214th most prevalent forename world-wide. It is borne by 30 people.

The last name Gideons is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 210 people, or 1 in 1,725,995. In The United States Gideons is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 10 percent reside, Alabama, where 10 percent reside and California, where 6 percent reside. Besides The United States Gideons exists in 13 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 30 percent reside and Nigeria, where 7 percent reside.

Gideons Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gideons has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gideons surname expanded 1,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gideons Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gideons surname are 16.39% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.16% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gideons earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 113.31% more than the national average, earning R 506,916 per year and in United States they earn 6.33% less than the national average, earning $40,418 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gideonse93279/
Giddeons9376/
Gideions931/
Gidons921/
Giddons8659/
Gedeons863/
Gidions862/
Gidonse861/
Gideans861/
Giddions804/
Giddonns803/
Sidons771/
Gedons771/
Ideans771/
Gidans771/
Idions770/
Siddons712,877/
Gudjons7175/
Giddans711/
Saidouns671/
Edions6210/
Idians621/
Edeans621/
Cedons621/
Siddans57141/
Saidans5747/
Seddons5739/
Gedjuns579/
Saidāns571/
Guidiance502/

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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 Gideons
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