Gamai Surname
Approximately 562 people bear this surname
Gamai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 285 | 1:28,610 | 3,249 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Indonesia | 74 | 1:1,787,151 | 115,268 |
| Benin | 14 | 1:738,257 | 40,906 |
| Cameroon | 12 | 1:1,730,756 | 92,157 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Pakistan | 10 | 1:17,864,388 | 68,137 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
The alternate forms: Gamaï (2) are calculated separately.
Gamai (1,012) may also be a first name.
Gamai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gamai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gamai (Hindi: गमई, Marathi: गमई, Oriya: ଗମାଇ, Russian: Гамаи) occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Gamaï. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gamai? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gamai is the 563,577th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 12,967,164 people. This last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 62 percent of Gamai live; 62 percent live in Oceania Islands and 62 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Gamai is also the 252,656th most widely held first name worldwide, held by 1,012 people.
The surname is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 285 people, or 1 in 28,610. In Papua New Guinea Gamai is most prevalent in: Chimbu, where 48 percent reside, Western, where 20 percent reside and East Sepik, where 13 percent reside. Besides Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 22 percent reside and Indonesia, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gamai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gamai in the Marathi language | ||
| गमई | gama'i | - |
| Gamai in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗମାଇ | gama'i | 85.71 |
| ଗାମାଈ | gama'i | 7.14 |
| ଗାମାଇ | gama'i | 7.14 |
| Gamai in the Hindi language | ||
| गमई | gama'i | 76.92 |
| गमइ | gama'i | 11.54 |
| गामइ | gama'i | 3.85 |
| गामाी | gamai | 3.85 |
| गामाि | gamai | 3.85 |
| Gamai in the Russian language | ||
| Гамаи | gamai | - |
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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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