Gudugudu Surname

1,537,949th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 135 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Gudugudu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gudugudu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria971:1,826,21465,886
India381:20,185,931296,209

Gudugudu (43) may also be a first name.

Gudugudu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gudugudu is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gudugudu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,537,949th most commonly used last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 53,981,822 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 72 percent of Gudugudu live; 72 percent live in West Africa and 72 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gudugudu is also the 1,545,828th most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 43 people.

The last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 97 people, or 1 in 1,826,214. In Nigeria Gudugudu is mostly found in: Benue, where 94 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 5 percent live and Ogun, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria it is found in one country. It also occurs in India, where 28 percent live.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Gudugudu
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