Gamage Surname
Approximately 173,494 people bear this surname
Gamage Surname Definition:
(French) belonging to Gamaches (N. France).
Gamaches, Dept. Somme, and Gamaches, Dept. Eure, both occur in the eighth century as Gamapjum. See Holder, Alt- Celtischer Sprachschatz, sub nomine Gamapium.
Gamage Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 167,596 | 1:124 | 8 |
| United States | 833 | 1:435,125 | 37,469 |
| England | 675 | 1:82,545 | 9,109 |
| Qatar | 652 | 1:3,617 | 362 |
| United Arab Emirates | 641 | 1:14,294 | 1,755 |
| Australia | 569 | 1:47,444 | 5,942 |
| Saudi Arabia | 517 | 1:59,682 | 8,852 |
| Nigeria | 385 | 1:460,111 | 23,377 |
| Bangladesh | 360 | 1:442,658 | 11,259 |
| Oman | 289 | 1:12,761 | 1,481 |
| Kuwait | 193 | 1:19,693 | 2,634 |
| Canada | 173 | 1:212,980 | 20,593 |
| New Zealand | 121 | 1:37,424 | 6,365 |
| Japan | 90 | 1:1,420,492 | 23,784 |
| Bahrain | 59 | 1:22,858 | 4,582 |
| Singapore | 39 | 1:141,223 | 6,278 |
| Wales | 27 | 1:114,612 | 8,773 |
| Malaysia | 25 | 1:1,179,769 | 51,323 |
| Niger | 23 | 1:834,436 | 19,133 |
| Seychelles | 18 | 1:5,133 | 784 |
| Thailand | 17 | 1:4,155,197 | 336,594 |
| Maldives | 15 | 1:26,945 | 1,601 |
| South Africa | 13 | 1:4,167,516 | 132,322 |
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| Italy | 11 | 1:5,559,699 | 110,230 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Tanzania | 7 | 1:7,563,088 | 70,659 |
| South Korea | 6 | 1:8,540,043 | 1,433 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Isle of Man | 5 | 1:17,164 | 3,455 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 119 | 1:204,835 | 16,153 |
| Wales | 23 | 1:68,192 | 3,286 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 330 | 1:152,178 | 14,081 |
Gamage (2,845) may also be a first name.
Gamage Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(French) belonging to Gamaches (N. France).
Gamaches, Dept. Somme, and Gamaches, Dept. Eure, both occur in the eighth century as Gamapjum. See Holder, Alt- Celtischer Sprachschatz, sub nomine Gamapium.
From Gamaches, in the Vexin, Normandy. Peter, Roger de Gamaches occur in Normandy 1180-98 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). See Dillon.
Gamage Demographics
Average Gamage Salary in
United States
$43,797 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gamage Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gamage Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gamage (Russian: Гамаге) is borne by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gamage? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,247th most numerous last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 42,005 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Gamage reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 97 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Gamage is also the 136,500th most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 2,845 people.
The surname Gamage is most commonly held in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 167,596 people, or 1 in 124. Without taking into account Sri Lanka this surname exists in 65 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.
Gamage Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Gamage has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 252 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 567 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 117 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gamage Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Gamage surname are 20.13% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 73.36% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Gamage earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 89.66% less than the national average, earning €3,106 per year; in South Africa they earn 14.08% more than the national average, earning R 271,092 per year; in United States they earn 1.5% more than the national average, earning $43,797 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.78% more than the national average, earning $58,022 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gamage Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gamage in the Russian language | ||
| Гамаге | gamage | - |
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