Gamay Surname
Approximately 2,074 people bear this surname
Gamay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 1,752 | 1:57,784 | 9,701 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Indonesia | 55 | 1:2,404,531 | 143,692 |
| France | 32 | 1:2,075,710 | 171,237 |
| United States | 22 | 1:16,475,406 | 557,260 |
| Taiwan | 16 | 1:1,465,297 | 9,806 |
| Liberia | 15 | 1:293,902 | 16,977 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Gamay (145) may also be a first name.
Gamay Demographics
Average Gamay Salary in
United States
$37,641 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gamay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gamay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gamay (Bengali: গময়, Hindi: गमय, Marathi: गमय, Oriya: ଗମାୟ, Russian: Гамай) has its highest incidence in The Philippines. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Gamay.
How Common Is The Last Name Gamay? popularity and diffusion
Gamay is the 201,090th most widely held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,513,764 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 86 percent of Gamay reside; 85 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 84 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Gamay is also the 766,399th most frequent given name world-wide, borne by 145 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in The Philippines, where it is borne by 1,752 people, or 1 in 57,784. In The Philippines it is mostly found in: Eastern Visayas, where 16 percent live, Central Luzon, where 16 percent live and Cagayan Valley, where 14 percent live. Excluding The Philippines it is found in 20 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 7 percent live and Indonesia, where 3 percent live.
Gamay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Gamay has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gamay last name grew 550 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Gamay Last Name Statistics demography
Gamay earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.77% less than the national average, earning $37,641 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gamay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gamay in the Bengali language | ||
| গময় | gamaya | - |
| Gamay in the Hindi language | ||
| गमय | gamaya | - |
| Gamay in the Marathi language | ||
| गमय | gamaya | - |
| Gamay in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗମାୟ | gamaya | 66.67 |
| ଗାମାୟ | gamaya | 22.22 |
| ଗମୟ | gamaya | 11.11 |
| Gamay in the Russian language | ||
| Гамай | gamaj | - |
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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 Gamay
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