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 last name Gidieon is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gidieon? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,364,059th most frequently used surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 44,984,851 people. The surname Gidieon is primarily found in Africa, where 73 percent of Gidieon live; 65 percent live in West Africa and 65 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gidieon is also the 367,904th most frequently occurring forename worldwide It is held by 526 people.

This last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 106 people, or 1 in 1,671,158. In Nigeria Gidieon is most common in: Adamawa, where 28 percent reside, Taraba, where 23 percent reside and Abia, where 14 percent reside. Besides Nigeria it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 26 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent reside.

Gidieon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gidieon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gidieon surname 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
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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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