Gamaseb Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Gamaseb Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 3 | 1:803,134 | 15,170 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Gamaseb Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gamaseb Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gamaseb has its highest incidence in Namibia. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gamaseb? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gamaseb is the 8,968,613th most prevalent last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gamaseb are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Gamaseb is most frequently used in Namibia, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 803,134. In Namibia it is mostly concentrated in: Khomas Region, where 33 percent live, Kunene Region, where 33 percent live and Otjozondjupa Region, where 33 percent live. Beside Namibia it is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamaseb | 86 | 245 | / |
| Gomaseb | 86 | 5 | / |
| Amaseab | 86 | 1 | / |
| Amaseib | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gamazeb | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gamashev | 80 | 4 | / |
| Gamaseva | 80 | 1 | / |
| Amasev | 77 | 15 | / |
| Amasaib | 71 | 212 | / |
| Amashev | 71 | 14 | / |
| Amaseev | 71 | 10 | / |
| Aymashev | 67 | 231 | / |
| Aimashev | 67 | 16 | / |
| Gamazeev | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hamashev | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gamachev | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gomashev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahmashev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amgaasep | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gamagespp | 63 | 1 | / |
| Amazib | 62 | 2 | / |
| Amasip | 62 | 1 | / |
| Amosev | 62 | 1 | / |
| Omashev | 57 | 233 | / |
| Amoseev | 57 | 6 | / |
| Amazeev | 57 | 5 | / |
| Amoshev | 57 | 4 | / |
| Gomeceb | 57 | 3 | / |
| Gomasip | 57 | 1 | / |
| Aumassip | 53 | 22 | / |
| Ammassip | 53 | 1 | / |
| Gomachev | 53 | 1 | / |
| Heumassep | 50 | 10 | / |
| Aymeyshev | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Gamaseb
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