Gam-Gam Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Gam-Gam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gam-Gam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Gam-Gam Last Name Facts

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

Gam-Gam (Russian: Гам-гам) is found most frequently in South Africa. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gam-Gam? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,649,889th most widely held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name Gam-Gam occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Gam-Gam live; 94 percent live in Southern Africa and 94 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Gam-Gam is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 3,186,924. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Western Cape, where 59 percent reside, Gauteng, where 29 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 12 percent reside. Outside of South Africa this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in India, where 6 percent reside.

Gam-Gam Last Name Statistics demography

Gam-Gam earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 92.27% less than the national average, earning R 18,360 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Gam-Gam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gam-Gam in the Russian language
Гам-гамgam-gam-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gam-Gam
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