Gamaje Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Gamaje Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 23 | 1:834,436 | 19,133 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
Gamaje Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gamaje Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gamaje is most common in Niger. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gamaje? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gamaje is the 3,957,383rd most commonly used surname globally It is held by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gamaje reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Chadic Africa.
It is most widespread in Niger, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 834,436. In Niger it is primarily concentrated in: Tahoua Region, where 74 percent reside and Agadez Region, where 26 percent reside. Excluding Niger this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 8 percent reside.
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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 Gamaje
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