Gambella Surname

78,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,216 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Gambella Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gambella Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia5,1511:18,9372,508
Italy7471:81,87014,264
United States1351:2,684,881161,220
Argentina821:521,26138,206
Luxembourg601:9,6761,612
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
England51:11,143,612252,590
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Gambella (2,320) may also be a first name.

Gambella Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gambella (Russian: Гамбелла) is carried by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Gambella.

How Common Is The Last Name Gambella? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 78,555th most common last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,172,385 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Gambella are found; 83 percent are found in East Africa and 83 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 154,519th most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 2,320 people.

The last name is most numerous in Ethiopia, where it is held by 5,151 people, or 1 in 18,937. Not including Ethiopia this surname is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Italy, where 12 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Gambella Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gambella are 39.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 86.67% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gambella earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 6.9% less than the national average, earning €27,959 per year and in United States they earn 30.93% more than the national average, earning $56,495 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ambella93181/
Gambelli881,321/
Gambello8860/
Ambellas883/
Gembella882/
Gambellè881/
Gambilla881/
Gombella881/
Ganbella881/
Gambelle881/
Amblla86678/
Gambla8694/
Ombella80131/
Ambilla8032/
Anbella8011/
Ambello805/
Gamblle802/
Gamblli801/
Gamblat801/
Gamblah801/
Ngambla801/
Gamblea801/
Ambla77342/
Ambillay7533/
Ombellah7510/
Gambilli757/
Gambillo757/
Gombilla754/
Annbella751/
Gambille751/
Ganbelli751/
Ganbilla751/
Ambuilla751/
Ambillah751/
Gambller751/
Ahmbello751/
Gamble7164,808/
Amblas71249/
Amblat7179/
Gambli7119/
Amblad7115/
Amblia718/
Atimbilla714/
Gambly713/
Ngamwllai711/
Amblay711/
Amblah711/
Ganbla711/
Hambellou711/
Ngambille711/
Gamblo710/
Gembla710/
Gambles671,046/
Gambler67568/
Gambley6737/
Gambleh6728/
Gamblee679/
Ngamble679/
Hamblad677/
Goumbla672/
Ambillo672/
Gomblat671/
Amblash671/
Asembillah671/
Gaamble671/
Ghambli671/
Gambhli671/
Gammble671/
Gamnble671/
Gombloa671/
Gambhle671/
Gambled671/
Gamblée671/
Gambleu670/

Gambella Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gambella in the Russian language
Гамбеллаgambella-

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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
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  • 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 Gambella
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