Gambian Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Gambian Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gambian Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gambian Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gambian is most common in Australia. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Gambian.
How Common Is The Last Name Gambian? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gambian is the 3,665,662nd most numerous surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 38 percent of Gambian live; 38 percent live in Australasia and 38 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.
The surname is most common in Australia, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 2,454,155. In Australia it is most common in: Victoria, where 55 percent reside and New South Wales, where 45 percent reside. Without taking into account Australia this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in India, where 34 percent reside and Senegal, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ambian | 92 | 40 | / |
| Gambiaina | 88 | 1 | / |
| Hambian | 86 | 28 | / |
| Ambiang | 86 | 15 | / |
| Gambion | 86 | 5 | / |
| Ambiane | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gambiam | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gambyan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gambean | 86 | 0 | / |
| Ngambion | 80 | 85 | / |
| Gambajon | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gambione | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ambion | 77 | 1,557 | / |
| Ombian | 77 | 34 | / |
| Anbian | 77 | 12 | / |
| Ambiam | 77 | 9 | / |
| Ambean | 77 | 0 | / |
| Ambiong | 71 | 343 | / |
| Ombiang | 71 | 278 | / |
| Ambayon | 71 | 252 | / |
| Ombiane | 71 | 8 | / |
| Hambiam | 71 | 4 | / |
| Hombian | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ganbiahoun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hambion | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hambean | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ambionn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gonbian | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aimvijan | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ambayyan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngombion | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gambojon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houmbian | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Gambian
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