Gamasa Surname
Approximately 451 people bear this surname
Gamasa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 259 | 1:204,408 | 17,375 |
| Philippines | 112 | 1:903,913 | 81,715 |
| India | 47 | 1:16,320,540 | 259,912 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
Gamasa (67) may also be a first name.
Gamasa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gamasa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gamasa (Hindi: गमसा, Oriya: ଗାମସା, Russian: Гамаса) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gamasa? popularity and diffusion
Gamasa is the 664,903rd most commonly used surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 16,158,638 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 61 percent of Gamasa live; 57 percent live in East Africa and 57 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,191,548th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 67 people.
The last name is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 259 people, or 1 in 204,408. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Manyara Region, where 91 percent reside, Kilimanjaro Region, where 3 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 2 percent reside. Not including Tanzania it exists in 12 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 25 percent reside and India, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gamasa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gamasa in the Hindi language | ||
| गमसा | gamasa | - |
| Gamasa in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗାମସା | gamasa | - |
| Gamasa in the Russian language | ||
| Гамаса | gamasa | - |
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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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- 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 Gamasa
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