Gamato Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Gamato Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gamato Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea551:148,24920,445
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gamato (17) may also be a first name.

Gamato Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gamato Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Gamato has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gamato? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,121,169th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 92,247,417 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 71 percent of Gamato reside; 70 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 70 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Gamato is also the 2,694,839th most numerous forename throughout the world. It is borne by 17 people.

Gamato is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 148,249. In Papua New Guinea Gamato is mostly concentrated in: Morobe, where 93 percent live, National Capital District, where 5 percent live and Western, where 2 percent live. Outside of Papua New Guinea it occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 20 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gamatod929/
Gamatou923/
Gamatos922/
Gamatho921/
Gamatto921/
Gammato921/
Ngamatho861/
Gamata831,237/
Gamoto83114/
Gomato8369/
Gomatos77285/
Ngamata77204/
Ngamoto77164/
Gomatou7786/
Ngomato7744/
Gamotho7741/
Gaimata7727/
Gamatha7713/
Gamasta7710/
Gaumata774/
Ghamata772/
Gamathã771/
Gosmato771/
Gamatta771/
Gammata771/
Goumato771/
Gomasto771/
Gammauta7139/
Ngaimoto7127/
Gamhatha719/
Gaimatah719/
Gaimatas716/
Gaimatad714/
Gaimatat711/
Ngamatha711/
Ngamotho711/
Gomoto6770/
Gamota6756/
Gomata6727/
Gaimataph671/

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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 Gamato
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