Gideon is used as a family name or surname in Nigeria. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Gideon
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Nigeria
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Gideon

How popular is Gideon?

Gideon is common in Nigeria.

Gideon is ranked 8963 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Gideons grew by 8.367038 per cent to 4287 since 2000 however rank remains unchanged and the surname remained at 7744 position. The last name was found in around 14 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 78.42 83.01
Black 11.45 9.5
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 4.08 1.82
Hispanic or Latino 2.57 1.31
Others 2.26 2.93
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.21 1.42
Gideon is quite popular family name mostly used in Nigeria while Marshall Islands is ahead in terms of density. Around 60145 people have been found who wears Gideon as their family name. Gideon is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
4,296 China10
2,537 Afghanistan4
2,444 Sudan3
138 Solomon Islands3
46,068 Philippines3
3,008 Ethiopia3
3,949 Botswana3
20,837 Venezuela2
24,766 Scotland2
5,443 Dominican Republic2
144,523 Kazakhstan2
52,939 United Arab Emirates2
6,353 Panama2
54,641 Sweden2
141 Nauru1
1,433 Sierra Leone1
10,683 Cyprus1
31,584 Peru1
17,768 Pakistan1
5,553 Taiwan1
2,613 The Bahamas1
28,746 Algeria1
24,176 Qatar1
174,544 Czech Republic1
58,885 Poland1
277,603 France1
16,640 Hong Kong1
14,618 Guyana1
8,371 Syria1
1,005 The Gambia1
53,505 Turkey1
821 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1
13,972 Sri Lanka1
573 Vanuatu1
7,895 South Korea1
29,046 Japan1
7,790 Zambia1
153,416 Italy1
17,575 Kuwait1
18,969 Wales1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
587 Saint Lucia50
11,510 Denmark49
20,103 Norway33
36,547 Switzerland27
18,889 New Zealand26
62,494 Netherlands22
1,737 Iceland22
173,579 Ukraine18
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
114,544 Russia97
92,589 Brazil79
4,526 Singapore71
39,090 Australia54
Countries with hundreds of Gideon:
2,373 Zimbabwe768
7,880 Egypt715
17,127 Germany605
31,843 Indonesia324
78,323 India314
18,862 England285
7,134 Malaysia278
19 Marshall Islands224
18,201 Canada199
5,873 Israel188
467 Belize149
Countries with thousands of Gideon:
588 Tanzania8,902
7,885 United States4,765
205 Papua New Guinea3,238
1,241 Ghana2,796
2,693 Uganda2,054
1,676 Malawi1,711
2,577 Cameroon1,388
5,014 South Africa1,297
4,755 Kenya1,177
248 Namibia1,099
Countries with ten thousands of Gideon:
955 Nigeria27,052
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Gideon Namesakes

  • Bond Gideon, Actress
  • Alexis Gideon, Director
  • Blake Gideon, Football player
  • Sampson Gideon, Banker
  • Louan Gideon, Film actress
  • Blake Gideon, Football player
  • Llewella Gideon, Actor
  • Alexis Gideon, Director
  • Bond Gideon, Actress
  • Onni Gideon, Musician

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