Gabam Surname
Approximately 63 people bear this surname
Gabam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 29 | 1:716,175 | 51,453 |
| Nigeria | 22 | 1:8,051,944 | 174,166 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gabam (25) may also be a first name.
Gabam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gabam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gabam (Russian: Габам) is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gabam? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,414,640th most frequently held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 84 percent of Gabam are found; 63 percent are found in West Africa and 37 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequently used forename throughout the world, borne by 25 people.
This surname is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 716,175. In Cameroon Gabam is most numerous in: Far North Region, where 62 percent are found, Northwest Region, where 28 percent are found and Centre Region, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Cameroon this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 35 percent are found and Brazil, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gabam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gabam in the Russian language | ||
| Габам | gabam | - |
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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 Gabam
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