Gamatha Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Gamatha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
The alternate forms: Gamathã (1) are calculated separately.
Gamatha (55) may also be a first name.
Gamatha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gamatha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gamatha (Hindi: गमथा, Marathi: गमठा) is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Gamathã. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gamatha? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,391,485th most commonly held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 69 percent of Gamatha reside; 38 percent reside in Southern Africa and 38 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Gamatha is also the 1,336,256th most prevalent first name internationally, held by 55 people.
Gamatha is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 10,835,541. Not including South Africa this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 31 percent are found and Tanzania, where 31 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gamatha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gamatha in the Hindi language | ||
| गमथा | gamatha | - |
| Gamatha in the Marathi language | ||
| गमठा | gamatha | - |
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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 Gamatha
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