Gamas Surname
Approximately 8,558 people bear this surname
Gamas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 4,340 | 1:28,601 | 1,887 |
| Philippines | 2,264 | 1:44,717 | 7,176 |
| Brazil | 670 | 1:319,514 | 12,304 |
| United States | 209 | 1:1,734,253 | 114,535 |
| Portugal | 208 | 1:50,088 | 2,835 |
| France | 169 | 1:393,034 | 57,995 |
| Tanzania | 111 | 1:476,951 | 32,497 |
| Argentina | 109 | 1:392,141 | 30,168 |
| Indonesia | 96 | 1:1,377,596 | 94,593 |
| Guatemala | 68 | 1:236,510 | 4,065 |
| Spain | 43 | 1:1,087,257 | 39,071 |
| Cuba | 38 | 1:303,229 | 5,351 |
| Colombia | 34 | 1:1,405,120 | 10,559 |
| Papua New Guinea | 19 | 1:429,143 | 55,452 |
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| Canada | 17 | 1:2,167,388 | 133,872 |
| Uruguay | 17 | 1:201,868 | 16,060 |
| Peru | 16 | 1:1,986,508 | 25,077 |
| New Caledonia | 16 | 1:17,264 | 4,719 |
| Ecuador | 15 | 1:1,060,390 | 14,974 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Congo | 6 | 1:831,516 | 16,072 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Belize | 6 | 1:59,246 | 2,743 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Panama | 3 | 1:1,304,086 | 13,647 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
The alternate forms: Gamás (1) are calculated separately.
Gamas (216) may also be a first name.
Gamas Demographics
Average Gamas Salary in
United States
$40,450 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gamas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gamas Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gamas (Arabic: غاماس, Hindi: गामास्, Marathi: गमास, Oriya: ଗମସ, Russian: Гамас) is found most frequently in Mexico. It can also be found as: Gamás. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gamas? popularity and diffusion
Gamas is the 58,973rd most widespread family name internationally, held by around 1 in 851,548 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 65 percent of Gamas live; 53 percent live in North America and 51 percent live in Hispano-North America. It is also the 614,549th most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 216 people.
The last name Gamas is most frequently held in Mexico, where it is carried by 4,340 people, or 1 in 28,601. In Mexico it is most common in: Tabasco, where 70 percent live, Veracruz, where 6 percent live and Quintana Roo, where 6 percent live. Beside Mexico Gamas occurs in 46 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 26 percent live and Brazil, where 8 percent live.
Gamas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Gamas has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gamas last name grew 1,742 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Gamas Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Gamas surname are 10.18% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 63.41% being registered with the party.
The amount Gamas earn in different countries varies significantly. In Colombia they earn 16.46% less than the national average, earning $18,965,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.26% less than the national average, earning $40,450 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.34% more than the national average, earning $58,299 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gamas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gamas in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗମସ | gamasa | - |
| Gamas in the Marathi language | ||
| गमास | gamasa | 75 |
| गामस | gamasa | 25 |
| Gamas in the Hindi language | ||
| गामास् | gamas | 50 |
| गमस | gamasa | 25 |
| गमश | gamasa | 25 |
| Gamas in the Russian language | ||
| Гамас | gamas | - |
| Gamas in the Arabic language | ||
| غاماس | ghamas | - |
| غميص | ghmys | - |
| غمس | ghms | - |
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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
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- 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 Gamas
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