Gamaliel Surname

188,361st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,245 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Gamaliel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Gamaliel Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1,0191:16,8002,645
Nigeria3821:463,72423,511
Tanzania2821:187,73616,202
Indonesia1831:722,67355,771
Malaysia1111:265,71414,862
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Brazil441:4,865,326126,089
Papua New Guinea381:214,57229,580
India191:40,371,862445,856
Zimbabwe191:812,53955,590
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Mexico141:8,866,15837,743
Liberia131:339,11818,650
Chad91:1,510,2445,402
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Honduras31:2,938,8147,190
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
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Gamaliel (26,526) may also be a first name.

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Gamaliel Demographics

Gamaliel Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 3 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Gamaliel Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gamaliel Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Gamaliel (Bengali: গামালিয়েল, Marathi: गॅमलीन, Oriya: ଗାମଲିଏଲ) is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Gamaliel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gamaliel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 188,361st most widely held last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 3,246,123 people. The surname Gamaliel is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Gamaliel live; 46 percent live in Southern Africa and 46 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Gamaliel is also the 30,612th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 26,526 people.

The surname is most numerous in Malawi, where it is carried by 1,019 people, or 1 in 16,800. Barring Malawi Gamaliel occurs in 31 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 17 percent live and Tanzania, where 13 percent live.

Gamaliel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Gamaliel earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 29.89% less than the national average, earning $30,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gammaliel946/
Gamaliyel946/
Ghamaliel941/
Gaemaliel941/
Gamailiel941/
Gamalel933/
Gamalil931/
Amaliel931/
Gamaleil885/
Gameliel882/
Gamaleal881/
Gamalhjel821/
Gamaliyal821/
Gemahliell781/
Hamalail7510/
Amaloul672/
Amalloul631/
Amoileule591/
Amouloul5011/
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Gamaliel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gamaliel in the Bengali language
গামালিয়েলgamaliyela-
Gamaliel in the Marathi language
गॅमलीनgemalina-
Gamaliel in the Oriya language
ଗାମଲିଏଲgamali'ela50
ଗମଲିଏଲgamali'ela40
ଗାମଲିଏଲ୍gamali'el10

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gamaliel
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