Gamal Surname
Approximately 628,210 people bear this surname
Gamal Surname User-submission:
The Gamal (جمال) surname means 'beauty' in Arabic
Gamal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 510,606 | 1:180 | 10 |
| Sudan | 34,440 | 1:1,089 | 149 |
| Saudi Arabia | 31,323 | 1:985 | 75 |
| Pakistan | 24,088 | 1:7,416 | 606 |
| Libya | 11,496 | 1:543 | 101 |
| Iraq | 2,913 | 1:12,023 | 882 |
| Nepal | 2,110 | 1:13,498 | 786 |
| Yemen | 2,079 | 1:12,711 | 1,495 |
| Israel | 1,348 | 1:6,348 | 960 |
| Iran | 1,332 | 1:57,645 | 6,262 |
| Kuwait | 1,215 | 1:3,128 | 414 |
| Morocco | 988 | 1:34,895 | 5,588 |
| Indonesia | 784 | 1:168,685 | 16,365 |
| Philippines | 733 | 1:138,115 | 23,347 |
| United Arab Emirates | 680 | 1:13,474 | 1,650 |
| Qatar | 343 | 1:6,875 | 743 |
| United States | 317 | 1:1,143,404 | 82,127 |
| Bahrain | 206 | 1:6,547 | 1,173 |
| Russia | 170 | 1:847,783 | 68,532 |
| France | 124 | 1:535,667 | 73,425 |
| Germany | 106 | 1:759,485 | 56,711 |
| England | 98 | 1:568,552 | 34,674 |
| Canada | 88 | 1:418,700 | 36,754 |
| India | 88 | 1:8,716,652 | 177,764 |
| Australia | 68 | 1:396,996 | 32,204 |
| Afghanistan | 31 | 1:1,037,199 | 9,747 |
| Papua New Guinea | 30 | 1:271,791 | 36,992 |
| Italy | 29 | 1:2,108,851 | 90,314 |
| Cameroon | 26 | 1:798,810 | 55,510 |
| Netherlands | 26 | 1:649,507 | 53,972 |
| Malaysia | 21 | 1:1,404,487 | 59,312 |
| Oman | 18 | 1:204,887 | 3,723 |
| Syria | 17 | 1:1,135,354 | 7,033 |
| Brazil | 16 | 1:13,379,646 | 256,605 |
| Switzerland | 15 | 1:547,528 | 38,365 |
| Belarus | 13 | 1:730,851 | 59,297 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| Argentina | 9 | 1:4,749,268 | 159,873 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Djibouti | 9 | 1:101,659 | 734 |
| Jordan | 9 | 1:982,493 | 16,126 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Greece | 8 | 1:1,384,974 | 86,362 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Taiwan | 7 | 1:3,349,249 | 20,155 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| Lebanon | 6 | 1:939,514 | 16,645 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Niger | 4 | 1:4,798,004 | 75,547 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Mauritius | 3 | 1:431,139 | 12,721 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1:1,509,441 | 47,971 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 1:1,183,380 | 5,289 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1:107,313 | 791 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
Gamal (356,779) may also be a first name.
Gamal Surname Meaning
Gamal Demographics
Gamal Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Gamal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gamal Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gamal (Hindi: गमाल, Marathi: गमाल, Oriya: ଗମଳ, Russian: Гамаль) occurs more in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gamal? popularity and diffusion
Gamal is the 842nd most frequent last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 11,600 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Gamal are found; 89 percent are found in North Africa and 89 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 2,923rd most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 356,779 people.
This last name is most frequent in Egypt, where it is carried by 510,606 people, or 1 in 180. Beside Egypt this surname exists in 106 countries. It also occurs in Sudan, where 5 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 5 percent reside.
Gamal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Gamal has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Gamal surname expanded 9,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gamal Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Gamal surname are 0.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.33% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Gamal earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 38.75% less than the national average, earning R 145,560 per year; in United States they earn 2.81% less than the national average, earning $41,938 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.93% more than the national average, earning $55,610 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gamal Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gamal in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗମଳ | gamala | - |
| Gamal in the Hindi language | ||
| गमाल | gamala | 77.18 |
| गमल | gamala | 19.42 |
| गामला | gamala | 2.43 |
| गमला | gamala | 0.49 |
| Gamal in the Marathi language | ||
| गमाल | gamala | 37.5 |
| गमल | gamala | 25 |
| गजमल | gajamala | 25 |
| गामल | gamala | 12.5 |
| Gamal in the Russian language | ||
| Гамаль | gamal | - |
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