Gidieon Surname

1,364,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 162 people bear this surname

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

Gidieon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gidieon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1061:1,671,15861,739
Papua New Guinea421:194,13626,902
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Gidieon (526) may also be a first name.

Gidieon Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gidieon is most common in Nigeria. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gidieon? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,364,059th most widely held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 44,984,851 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 73 percent of Gidieon reside; 65 percent reside in West Africa and 65 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 367,904th most frequently used given name throughout the world It is held by 526 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 106 people, or 1 in 1,671,158. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Adamawa, where 28 percent live, Taraba, where 23 percent live and Abia, where 14 percent live. Other than Nigeria it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 26 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent live.

Gidieon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gidieon has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gidieon last name declined 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Giddieon933/
Gideon9265,689/
Gidion9223,621/
Ghidion86231/
Giddeon86176/
Gideion8654/
Giddion8641/
Gidione8620/
Giedion8620/
Giedeon869/
Guideon865/
Gidiong865/
Gedieon865/
Gideong865/
Guidion865/
Gideaon863/
Goideon863/
Gideeon862/
Gaideon861/
Gidioun861/
Gideoun860/
Guidione8019/
Giddiong801/
Gidiyeom801/
Gedeon7737,860/
Gedion777,918/
Gidian7742/
Gideom7730/
Gudeon7717/
Gidean7710/
Gidiom777/
Gidyon777/
Gidiun775/
Ideyon773/
Gudion773/
Gydeon772/
Gédeon771/
Guidihoun7567/
Gidionova7531/
Guidionne751/
Ægidiusen751/
Gedeone7126/
Gediohn7113/
Ghedeon7111/
Gedione7110/
Guidian717/
Giddian715/
Geddion715/
Ægidiussen715/
Gydgeon714/
Giddyon712/
Gidaean712/
Goidian711/
Ideaone711/
Gedeohn711/
Gedeoun711/
Giddean711/
Giddiyohan711/
Ghedion711/
Guidiom711/
Gedeyon711/
Aideyon711/
Gedeong711/
Guiduihoun711/
Gidayon711/
Ghidian711/
Gaidean711/
Gedeeon711/
Geddeon710/
Ghaidian6719/
Guidiang6718/
Ghijdian6714/
Guidjong6710/
Gheidian671/
Gidigian671/

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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 Gidieon
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