Gambara Surname

326,114th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,140 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Gambara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gambara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe4211:36,6705,673
Italy2551:239,83032,665
Cameroon1421:146,26116,188
Congo951:52,5174,804
Indonesia701:1,889,274120,273
France481:1,383,807136,859
Papua New Guinea331:247,08233,879
Romania281:717,06748,956
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Niger41:4,798,00475,547
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Gambara (239) may also be a first name.

Gambara Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gambara (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻨﺒﺎﺭﻩ, Oriya: ଗାରା) occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gambara? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gambara is the 326,114th most commonly held last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 6,392,584 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 60 percent of Gambara live; 37 percent live in Southern Africa and 37 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Gambara is also the 578,640th most frequent first name at a global level, held by 239 people.

This surname is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 421 people, or 1 in 36,670. In Zimbabwe Gambara is mostly found in: Mashonaland East Province, where 60 percent live, Harare Province, where 30 percent live and Midlands Province, where 6 percent live. Apart from Zimbabwe this surname is found in 23 countries. It is also common in Italy, where 22 percent live and Cameroon, where 12 percent live.

Gambara Last Name Statistics demography

Gambara earn notably less less than the average income. In Italy they earn 18.95% less than the national average, earning €24,340 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngambara93523/
Gambarra93462/
Ghambara931/
Gambarad931/
Ambara923,011/
Gambharay8811/
Gambarach885/
Gambharat881/
Gambaro864,286/
Gambari862,822/
Gambera861,700/
Gembara86725/
Gambare86518/
Ambaras86335/
Ambarau86177/
Gambary8682/
Hambara8659/
Gombara8637/
Ambaraj8613/
Gambora8611/
Ambarat867/
Ambarah867/
Ambaray866/
Gambarè866/
Ambarra865/
Ambasra865/
Ganbara864/
Gambaré864/
Ambaraș864/
Ambarad863/
Ambaira862/
Ambarai861/
Ambarha861/
Aambara861/
Gamvara861/
Gamwara861/
Ambaura861/
Ghambari802,541/
Ambairay80148/
Gambarri80101/
Hambaras8096/
Ghambare8088/
Gambhari8071/
Gambarou8050/
Gambhare8042/
Gambhera8035/
Gambaris8031/
Gambarro8020/
Ghambary8020/
Ambarzai8019/
Ngambari8015/
Gombaira8012/
Ambarzah809/
Gambarey807/
Ambaraha804/
Ganbarra804/
Hambaraş804/
Gamberai804/
Hambarad803/
Gambeera802/
Gambeira802/
Ambaratz802/
Goumbara802/
Hambaraș802/
Gambariy801/
Gambaure801/
Gamboura801/
Hambarau801/
Gamborra801/
Nganbara801/
Ngambora801/
Hambaray801/
Hambarga801/
Ganmbari801/
Giembara801/
Gambarie801/
Gambarre801/
Ambaraat801/
Ambarrah801/
Ambahara801/
Gambares801/
Ghanmbarzai781/
Anbara77213/
Ombara77156/
Ambaro7743/
Ambora7718/
Gębara773/
Amvara771/
Gambheera75300/
Gambouras755/
Ghambaris751/
Ghanbarai751/
Gambhariy751/
Ghanbarat751/
Ngamboura751/
Ghambarie751/
Gombera712,434/
Gambero711,325/
Ghanbarzai71497/
Gamboro71128/
Ganbari71114/
Hambora71103/
Aimbaro71101/
Anbarah7181/
Anbarza7147/
Gembora7144/
Gambori7140/
Gombari7140/
Hambaro7123/
Gombary7115/
Gambore7115/
Ghombarzai7115/
Amboura7113/
Ombarau7111/
Gembera7110/
Ambaroh719/
Ambosra719/
Gâmbaro719/
Ghambarzhi719/
Ghanbarzah719/
Ambaros715/
Anbaraj715/
Ganbary715/
Ambhora714/
Ganbera714/
Gambory714/
Gombare713/
Ganvara713/
Ambarey713/
Ambarou713/
Gámbaro713/
Ambargo713/
Amboray712/
Ganbare712/
Anbarai712/
Gambéro712/
Oumbara712/
O'Mbara711/
Ombaray711/
Gembaro711/
Gombaro711/
Ambarei711/
Ambaroj711/
Anbaras711/
Anbaray711/
Gombora711/
Gambèro711/
Anbaraz711/
Anbarga711/
Anbarra711/
Ombarah711/
Ombarea711/
Anbarau711/
Ghanbari67135,003/
Ganbarou67143/
Gamborgi6748/
Ghanbary6732/
Goumbari6720/
Hambarás6713/
Ngamboro6713/
Gambhore6712/
Anbaraas6712/
Gambeiro679/
Ghanbare676/
Gombhari675/
Ghombari675/
Ghombare674/
Hombarad673/
Gamborge673/
Gamborys672/
Ganbhare672/
Ghambore672/
Ngombora671/
Ganbhera671/
Goumbare671/
Gombariy671/
Ahmbhora671/
Aunbhara671/
Ngombari671/
Hambarey671/
Gamborga671/
Gambouri671/
Ambairos671/
Ambairou671/
Amboutra671/
Ngambori671/
Hamboura671/
Ghembera671/
Amboraud671/
Gainbaro670/

Gambara Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gambara in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻨﺒﺎﺭﻩknbarh-
Gambara in the Oriya language
ଗାରାgara-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gambara
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