Gamb Surname

761,666th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 375 people bear this surname

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

Gamb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gamb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States911:3,983,065216,270
Nigeria661:2,683,98186,518
Germany651:1,238,54679,660
France581:1,145,219121,886
Taiwan331:710,4475,096
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Pakistan81:22,330,48677,733
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Gamb (93) may also be a first name.

Gamb Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gamb (Russian: Гамб) is found most in The United States. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gamb? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 761,666th most prevalent surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 19,433,456 people. Gamb occurs mostly in Europe, where 36 percent of Gamb reside; 33 percent reside in Western Europe and 25 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 986,211th most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 93 people.

The last name Gamb is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 91 people, or 1 in 3,983,065. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Wisconsin, where 23 percent are found, Florida, where 16 percent are found and Idaho, where 15 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name is found in 25 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 18 percent are found and Germany, where 17 percent are found.

Gamb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gamb has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 4,550 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gamb Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gamb last name are 35.84% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 82.61% being registered to vote for the party.

Gamb earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 42.93% more than the national average, earning $61,674 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gambs89703/
Gambh89395/
Ngamb89339/
Ghamb895/
Gambp892/
Amb86234/
Ng'amb801/
Ambs751,871/
Gamp75581/
Hamb75292/
Gemb75111/
Ganb75102/
Gomb7578/
Aimb7545/
Aumb7514/
Ahmb7510/
Ambh756/
Eamb756/
Ambd756/
Anmb752/
Amhb752/
Ammb752/
Gamf752/
Ambt751/
Gamw751/
Ajmb751/
Ambz751/
Gambová7397/
Gambowa735/
Gambova732/
Ngomb675,933/
Gampe671,738/
Gampp67672/
Aambø6789/
Goimb6781/
Gombs6753/
Ghamp6726/
Gamph6723/
Gombd6716/
Gganb6713/
Gampf6710/
Ganbh6710/
Aanmb677/
Ganbd676/
Asimb676/
Haimb676/
Ghanb675/
Ngamp674/
Gampt674/
Hambh674/
Gaamp674/
Gamfe673/
Asemb673/
Hambs673/
Ahmbd672/
Gombz672/
Gamps672/
Gampz672/
Goumb672/
Ganbs671/
Ghemb671/
Gainb671/
Hambd671/
Ambth671/
Haumb671/
Hammb671/
Kgamp671/
Ghamw671/
Aumnb671/
Gombp671/

Gamb Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gamb in the Russian language
Гамбgamb-

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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
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  • 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 Gamb
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