Gamate Surname
Approximately 51 people bear this surname
Gamate Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 30 | 1:25,568,846 | 339,406 |
| Niger | 11 | 1:1,744,729 | 34,351 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
The alternate forms: Gamaté (1) are calculated separately.
Gamate (12) may also be a first name.
Gamate Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gamate Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gamate (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻤﺎﻁ, Marathi: गामाते) occurs most in India. It can be found in the variant forms: Gamaté. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gamate? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,718,172nd most prevalent family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. The surname Gamate is predominantly found in Asia, where 63 percent of Gamate live; 59 percent live in South Asia and 59 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Gamate is also the 3,306,491st most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 12 people.
The surname Gamate is most frequently held in India, where it is carried by 30 people, or 1 in 25,568,846. In India it is most common in: Maharashtra, where 80 percent live and Karnataka, where 20 percent live. Without taking into account India Gamate is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 22 percent live and Nigeria, where 12 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gamate Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gamate in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻤﺎﻁ | kmat | - |
| Gamate in the Marathi language | ||
| गामाते | gamate | 55.56 |
| गमटे | gamate | 16.67 |
| गामाटे | gamate | 16.67 |
| गमते | gamate | 5.56 |
| गमाते | gamate | 5.56 |
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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 Gamate
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