Gambai Surname
Approximately 84 people bear this surname
Gambai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 40 | 1:519,227 | 41,500 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Gambai (109) may also be a first name.
Gambai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gambai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gambai (Marathi: गमबाई, Oriya: ଗାମବାଇ) occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gambai? popularity and diffusion
Gambai is the 2,047,559th most common family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 86,756,499 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 68 percent of Gambai live; 51 percent live in West Africa and 30 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Gambai is also the 900,062nd most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 109 people.
The last name Gambai is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 519,227. In Cameroon it is most common in: North Region, where 58 percent reside, Adamawa Region, where 23 percent reside and Far North Region, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Cameroon this surname occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 14 percent reside and Nigeria, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gambai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gambai in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗାମବାଇ | gamaba'i | - |
| Gambai in the Marathi language | ||
| गमबाई | gamaba'i | - |
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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 Gambai
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