Gamaniel Surname

672,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 444 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Gamaniel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gamaniel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3291:538,42826,395
Tanzania541:980,40045,201
Peru481:662,16916,012
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gamaniel (2,248) may also be a first name.

Gamaniel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gamaniel (Hindi: गमानिएल, Oriya: ଗାମାନିଏଲ) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gamaniel? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gamaniel is the 672,867th most prevalent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 16,413,392 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Gamaniel live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 74 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 157,558th most common first name on earth, held by 2,248 people.

Gamaniel is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 329 people, or 1 in 538,428. In Nigeria Gamaniel is primarily concentrated in: Adamawa, where 40 percent live, Gombe, where 37 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 14 percent live. Other than Nigeria this last name exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 12 percent live and Peru, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Gamaniel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gamaniel in the Hindi language
गमानिएलgamani'ela-
Gamaniel in the Oriya language
ଗାମାନିଏଲgamani'ela46.67
ଗାମନିଏଲgamani'ela26.67
ଗମନିଏଲgamani'ela13.33
ଗମାନିଏଲgamani'ela6.67
ଗମନୀଏଲgamani'ela6.67

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