Gamaa Surname
Approximately 5,567 people bear this surname
Gamaa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sudan | 4,200 | 1:8,931 | 1,260 |
| Egypt | 1,129 | 1:81,431 | 7,252 |
| Tanzania | 214 | 1:247,391 | 19,981 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Gamaa (292) may also be a first name.
Gamaa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gamaa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gamaa (Hindi: गामा, Marathi: घमा) is found most frequently in Sudan. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gamaa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gamaa is the 86,517th most commonly held last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,309,062 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gamaa are found; 96 percent are found in North Africa and 96 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Gamaa is also the 516,683rd most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 292 people.
Gamaa is most frequently used in Sudan, where it is held by 4,200 people, or 1 in 8,931. Beside Sudan Gamaa is found in 16 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 20 percent are found and Tanzania, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gamaa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gamaa in the Hindi language | ||
| गामा | gama | - |
| Gamaa in the Marathi language | ||
| घमा | ghama | - |
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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
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- 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 Gamaa
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