Gamarou Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Gamarou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
Gamarou (6) may also be a first name.
Gamarou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gamarou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gamarou is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Gamarou.
How Common Is The Last Name Gamarou? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gamarou is the 7,593,402nd most frequent surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gamarou reside; 83 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Gamarou is also the 4,967,096th most frequently used forename worldwide It is held by 6 people.
Gamarou is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 5,192,267. In Cameroon Gamarou is most numerous in: Far North Region, where 50 percent are found, Centre Region, where 25 percent are found and North Region, where 25 percent are found. Besides Cameroon it is found in one country. It also occurs in Niger, where 33 percent are found.
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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 Gamarou
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