Gamagira Surname
Approximately 50 people bear this surname
Gamagira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 47 | 1:3,768,995 | 108,818 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gamagira (13) may also be a first name.
Gamagira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gamagira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gamagira is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Gamagira.
How Common Is The Last Name Gamagira? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,746,821st most frequently held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Gamagira live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gamagira is also the 3,159,357th most commonly held first name internationally, held by 13 people.
The surname Gamagira is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 47 people, or 1 in 3,768,995. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Kaduna, where 81 percent live, Lagos, where 4 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 2 percent live. Other than Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amaguira | 88 | 2 | / |
| Ahmagira | 88 | 1 | / |
| Hamagira | 88 | 1 | / |
| Omagira | 80 | 23 | / |
| Gamaguerra | 78 | 1 | / |
| Amaghiro | 75 | 54 | / |
| Gamageri | 75 | 4 | / |
| Amangiro | 75 | 3 | / |
| Amaigiro | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gomagiri | 75 | 1 | / |
| Amaingiro | 71 | 9 | / |
| Ghamagere | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ahmougira | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ameigeira | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amang'era | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngamangere | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omogira | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gomasera | 63 | 6 | / |
| Gomogera | 63 | 6 | / |
| Amangero | 63 | 1 | / |
| Ameigueiras | 63 | 1 | / |
| Gomongera | 59 | 11 | / |
| Kgomasera | 59 | 11 | / |
| Ameigeras | 59 | 9 | / |
| Amoguerra | 59 | 1 | / |
| Omogiro | 53 | 1 | / |
| Amongero | 50 | 77 | / |
| Omongiro | 50 | 62 | / |
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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 Gamagira
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