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

Gambella (Russian: Гамбелла) occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gambella? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gambella is the 78,555th most prevalent surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,172,385 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Gambella live; 83 percent live in East Africa and 83 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Gambella is also the 154,519th most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 2,320 people.

The last name is most common in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 5,151 people, or 1 in 18,937. Besides Ethiopia this surname is found in 14 countries. It also occurs 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 those bearing the Gambella surname are 39.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 86.67% being registered with 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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