Gambe Surname
Approximately 4,198 people bear this surname
Gambe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 1,687 | 1:9,151 | 1,128 |
| Philippines | 1,092 | 1:92,709 | 16,128 |
| Indonesia | 264 | 1:500,944 | 40,974 |
| Congo | 262 | 1:19,042 | 2,244 |
| Nigeria | 243 | 1:728,983 | 33,324 |
| France | 162 | 1:410,017 | 60,039 |
| Uganda | 108 | 1:361,475 | 23,506 |
| Papua New Guinea | 88 | 1:92,656 | 12,367 |
| Cameroon | 44 | 1:472,024 | 38,779 |
| United States | 36 | 1:10,068,304 | 413,125 |
| Niger | 29 | 1:661,794 | 16,082 |
| England | 27 | 1:2,063,632 | 79,942 |
| Senegal | 25 | 1:583,174 | 2,343 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| South Africa | 20 | 1:2,708,885 | 106,094 |
| Sweden | 18 | 1:547,042 | 39,827 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Tanzania | 8 | 1:6,617,702 | 68,742 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Swaziland | 4 | 1:324,550 | 996 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
The alternate forms: Gambé (4) are calculated separately.
Gambe (180) may also be a first name.
Gambe Demographics
Average Gambe Salary in
United States
$33,516 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gambe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gambe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gambe (Hindi: गमबे, Marathi: गंभे) occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Gambé. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gambe? popularity and diffusion
Gambe is the 110,679th most commonly held surname globally, held by around 1 in 1,735,957 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 59 percent of Gambe are found; 41 percent are found in Southern Africa and 41 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 679,247th most widespread given name internationally, held by 180 people.
The surname is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 1,687 people, or 1 in 9,151. In Zimbabwe Gambe is most prevalent in: Manicaland Province, where 28 percent are found, Harare Province, where 17 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 15 percent are found. Besides Zimbabwe this last name exists in 43 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 26 percent are found and Indonesia, where 6 percent are found.
Gambe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Gambe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gambe surname grew 1,200 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 2,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gambe Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Gambe last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.
The amount Gambe earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 22.32% less than the national average, earning $33,516 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.66% more than the national average, earning $51,003 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gambe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gambe in the Hindi language | ||
| गमबे | gamabe | - |
| Gambe in the Marathi language | ||
| गंभे | gambhe | 50 |
| गंबेे | gambee | 50 |
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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 Gambe
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