Gamalan Surname
Approximately 8,833 people bear this surname
Gamalan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syria | 7,997 | 1:2,414 | 289 |
| Pakistan | 381 | 1:468,882 | 8,297 |
| Palestine | 277 | 1:16,422 | 2,826 |
| Romania | 85 | 1:236,210 | 22,608 |
| Iran | 71 | 1:1,081,444 | 48,589 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Yemen | 7 | 1:3,775,042 | 17,439 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
The alternate forms: Gamalán (1), Gămălan (6) & Gämälan (1) are calculated separately.
Gamalan (5,878) may also be a first name.
Gamalan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gamalan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gamalan is found in Syria more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Gamalán, Gămălan or Gämälan. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gamalan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 57,334th most widespread last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 825,036 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Gamalan live; 94 percent live in West Asia and 94 percent live in Levant. Gamalan is also the 86,849th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 5,878 people.
Gamalan is most widely held in Syria, where it is borne by 7,997 people, or 1 in 2,414. In Syria it is mostly found in: Rif Dimashq Governorate, where 100 percent live. Aside from Syria it exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 4 percent live and Palestine, where 3 percent live.
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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 Gamalan
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