Gambir Surname

646,966th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 468 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Gambir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gambir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia2401:551,03844,419
India1641:4,677,228120,006
Thailand241:2,943,264289,518
United States151:24,163,929685,360
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
England21:27,859,030389,889
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Gambir (987) may also be a first name.

Gambir Last Name Facts

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

Gambir (Hindi: गम्बीर, Marathi: गंभीर, Oriya: ଗିର, Tibetan: གམ་བིར་) is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gambir? popularity and diffusion

It is the 646,966th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 15,571,679 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 95 percent of Gambir reside; 57 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 52 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 256,409th most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 987 people.

This last name is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is held by 240 people, or 1 in 551,038. In Indonesia Gambir is mostly concentrated in: Bali, where 80 percent reside, West Java, where 6 percent reside and East Java, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Indonesia Gambir occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in India, where 35 percent reside and Thailand, where 5 percent reside.

Gambir Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gambir last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Gambir earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 131.03% more than the national average, earning $99,688 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gambhir9215,265/
Gambier924,964/
Ghambir92313/
Gambire9268/
Ngambir9216/
Gamhbir922/
Gamboir922/
Gambair922/
Ambir91373/
Gambhire866,303/
Ghambhir86158/
Ganmbhir869/
Gammbhir868/
Gambhair864/
Gambhier862/
Ngambhir861/
Ghambire861/
Gambhirr861/
Gamhbire861/
Ngambair861/
Hambir8311,248/
Gamber832,866/
Ambire83124/
Gembir8358/
Ganbir8342/
Ambier8328/
Ambhir8327/
Ambair8317/
Ambirz839/
Gamvir838/
Ambeir836/
Aambir833/
Ambirr831/
Gombir831/
Ghambhire8013/
Gambirova8010/
Ganmbhire801/
Gammbhire801/
Hambire771,312/
Ambhire771,014/
Gambert77882/
Gambeer77597/
Gambere77449/
Ganbhir77290/
Atimbir77209/
Ghamber7731/
Gambher7721/
Gombeir7720/
Hambhir7719/
Ghanbir7718/
Ganboir7712/
Hambier779/
Ambaire777/
Ganbier776/
Aambire772/
Gombhir772/
Aimbire772/
Gembhir771/
Ganmber771/
Gamberd771/
Ganbair771/
Hanmbir771/
Ambeire771/
Anmbier771/
Atembir771/
Ngamber771/
Goumbir771/
Gombair771/
Amber739,345/
Anbir73109/
Ombir735/
Ambyr732/
Atimbire71416/
Gambheer71216/
Ghanbhir71141/
Ganbhire7140/
Hambhire7130/
Gambhere7120/
Ghambeer7113/
Asimbire712/
Atembire712/
Ambirova711/
Ganbhoir711/
Ambhaire711/
Ambhoire711/
Haimbire711/
Ghambher711/
Gahnbhir711/
Ganvir6710,882/
Ambert672,284/
Hamber67977/
Gomber67589/
Ambere67543/
Ambeer67202/
Gember67175/
Hanbir67110/
Gamberova6782/
Aamber6764/
Anbier6760/
Ganwir6756/
Ombair6751/
Anmber6721/
Ghambheer6718/
Ambjør6716/
Amberh676/
Anbire675/
Gomwir675/
Asmber674/
Anbeir674/
Ganber673/
Aumber673/
Ambher672/
Atmber672/
Ambear672/
Ammber672/
Ahmber672/
Eamber671/
Aymber671/
Ganmbheer671/
Gamver671/
Hamvir671/
Amberz671/
Ambeur671/
Hombir671/
Gombär671/
Gämbär671/
Ambaahair671/
Amberd671/
Aimber670/

Gambir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gambir in the Tibetan language
གམ་བིར་gambir70
གེམ་བིར་gembir12.5
གམ་བར་gamwar10
གཱམ་བིར་gambir2.5
གམ་བི་gambi2.5
སྒམ་བིར་gambir2.5
Gambir in the Hindi language
गम्बीरgambira68.42
गम्भीरgambhira13.16
गंबीरgambira5.26
गमबीरgamabira5.26
गम्बीराgambira2.63
गम्बिरgambira2.63
गम्वीरgamvira2.63
Gambir in the Marathi language
गंभीरgambhira65.52
बीरbira10.34
गंबीरgambira3.45
गंिभरgamibhara3.45
गंgam3.45
गंिबरgamibara3.45
गंभीरौgambhirau3.45
घंबीरghambira3.45
गबीरgabira3.45
Gambir in the Oriya language
ଗିରgira53.13
ୀରira40.63
ଗହିରgahira6.25

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gambir
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