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Where Does The Last Name Gama Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Gama (Arabic: غامي, Bengali: গামা, Georgian: გამა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﻣﺎ, Hindi: गामा, Marathi: गमा, Oriya: ଗମା, Russian: Гама, Tibetan: ག་མ།) occurs most in Brazil. It can also be found as: Gäma or Gamă. For other potential spellings of Gama click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gama? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 2,096^th most frequent family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 27,922 people. The surname Gama occurs predominantly in Africa, where 52 percent of Gama reside; 43 percent reside in Southern Africa and 33 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 23,179^th most common given name on earth, borne by 38,021 people.

This last name is most widespread in Brazil, where it is held by 85,878 people, or 1 in 2,493. In Brazil Gama is primarily concentrated in: São Paulo, where 16 percent live, Bahia, where 14 percent live and Rio de Janeiro, where 11 percent live. Outside of Brazil Gama occurs in 135 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 17 percent live and Angola, where 9 percent live.

Gama Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Gama has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gama surname expanded 34,722 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gama Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Gama last name is chiefly Christian (57%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Gama surname are 44.89% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 98.12% being registered with the party.

The amount Gama earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 15.09% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,459 per year; in South Africa they earn 26.71% less than the national average, earning R 174,168 per year; in Colombia they earn 26.01% more than the national average, earning $28,608,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.43% less than the national average, earning $40,374 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.35% more than the national average, earning $51,347 CAD per year.