de Gama Surname

866,642nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 313 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Suriname

de Gama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

de Gama Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1231:440,46937,524
Suriname451:12,2803,102
Brazil431:4,978,473128,213
Philippines331:3,067,825142,207
Netherlands301:562,90650,501
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
England21:27,859,030389,889
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
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de Gama (62) may also be a first name.

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de Gama Demographics

Average de Gama Salary in
South Africa

R 417,132

Per year
Rank:
25,413 of 197,403
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.000482697
Rank: 20,933 of 197,403
Percentage of national average salary:
175.53%
Sample size: 29 (2017)

Average Salary in
South Africa

R 237,638

Per year
Per month:
R 19,803
Per week:
R 4,401
Per day:
R 651

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de Gama Last Name Facts

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

de Gama has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name de Gama? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 866,642nd most frequently held last name globally, held by around 1 in 23,282,894 people. de Gama occurs predominantly in Africa, where 41 percent of de Gama are found; 41 percent are found in Southern Africa and 39 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,246,114th most numerous forename globally, held by 62 people.

The surname de Gama is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 123 people, or 1 in 440,469. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Limpopo, where 48 percent live, Gauteng, where 42 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 8 percent live. Other than South Africa this surname exists in 17 countries. It is also common in Suriname, where 14 percent live and Brazil, where 14 percent live.

de Gama Last Name Statistics demography

de Gama earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 75.53% more than the national average, earning R 417,132 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de Gamas939/
de Gamma931/
de Ama9286/
da Gama8636,687/
de Goma86236/
de Amat86125/
de Gamo8684/
De-Gama862/
de Game862/
de Aima862/
de Amas861/
di Gama861/
da Gamma8010/
de Gamez8010/
de Gomas809/
De-Gamma803/
de Gouma802/
de Gomaz801/
de Gaimo801/
de Games801/
de Ahmad801/
de Gamio801/
de Amo77445/
da Ama7712/
de Oma776/
de Gaymes751/
de Osma71131/
de Amos7145/
Da-Gama7134/
da Gema718/
da Goma713/
de Oima713/
de Gomy712/
de Ghaisme711/
de Omaa711/
da Amma711/
De-Gamo711/
da Hama711/
de Gome711/
de Gomez67306/
de Gomes67216/
di Gemma67100/
de Gómez6723/
de Gomis6714/
de Gomme675/
de Gámez674/
de Amois672/
de Gomio671/
da Hamad671/
da Gouma671/
da Gomma671/
da Ahmad671/
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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 de Gama
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