Gambatu Surname
Approximately 133 people bear this surname
Gambatu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Gambatu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gambatu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gambatu is found in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gambatu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,551,568th most widely held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 54,793,578 people. The surname Gambatu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Gambatu reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is carried by 131 people, or 1 in 130,680. Aside from Malawi this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 1 percent reside and Tanzania, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ambatu | 92 | 36 | / |
| Ambattu | 86 | 131 | / |
| Ambatou | 86 | 6 | / |
| Ambaitu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ganbatu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Aambathu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gombathu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ambotu | 77 | 3,050 | / |
| Ombatu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Ambatouss | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ambothu | 71 | 661 | / |
| Hambotu | 71 | 262 | / |
| Ambhotu | 71 | 17 | / |
| Aambotu | 71 | 13 | / |
| Amboutu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Amvathu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ambotui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amboutou | 67 | 94 | / |
| Aambothu | 67 | 33 | / |
| Ambhgotu | 67 | 29 | / |
| Ambhothu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Haambotu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oumbatou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngomuatu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amboothu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houmbatou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Anbotu | 62 | 17 | / |
| Ombotu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ngomboutou | 59 | 1 | / |
| Anbothu | 57 | 3 | / |
| Ambotoo | 57 | 3 | / |
| Amvothu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Aanbotu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ombothu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Omboutou | 53 | 2 | / |
| Anboutou | 53 | 2 | / |
| Houmbotou | 50 | 14 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Gambatu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis