Gambacorta Surname

206,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,010 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Gambacorta Surname Definition:

(Italian), Short legs. Gambalunga, Long legs. Gamberucci, Sons of Gamba.

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Gambacorta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy1,2891:47,4458,550
United States3661:990,32573,323
Argentina1371:311,99624,829
Belgium681:169,06823,042
Canada461:800,99162,809
Switzerland241:342,20526,446
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
France191:3,495,933219,029
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Venezuela81:3,775,51036,567
England41:13,929,515290,718
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

Gambacorta Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Italian), Short legs. Gambalunga, Long legs. Gamberucci, Sons of Gamba.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

User-submitted Reference

Gambacorta means 'short legs'; from gamba, meaning 'leg' and corta, meaning 'short'.

- gennaro.gambacorta

Gambacorta Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gambacorta occurs in Italy more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gambacorta? popularity and diffusion

Gambacorta is the 206,229th most commonly held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,625,645 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 70 percent of Gambacorta are found; 64 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 64 percent are found in Italic Europe.

This last name is most commonly used in Italy, where it is borne by 1,289 people, or 1 in 47,445. In Italy Gambacorta is most common in: Abruzzo, where 26 percent reside, Umbria, where 19 percent reside and Campania, where 15 percent reside. Other than Italy Gambacorta occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Argentina, where 7 percent reside.

Gambacorta Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gambacorta last name are 5.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.38% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gambacorta earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 4.37% less than the national average, earning €28,718 per year; in United States they earn 30.96% more than the national average, earning $56,509 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.95% more than the national average, earning $61,083 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gambacortta955/
Gambacurta90385/
Gambacorti9045/
Gambacorto9045/
Gambakorta906/
Ganbacorta902/
Gambocorta901/
Gambaacurta861/
Gammbacurta861/
Gambocurta806/
Gambocorto804/
Gambocarto7010/

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