Gambiya Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Gambiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Gambiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gambiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gambiya (Marathi: गांबीया) is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Gambiya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gambiya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gambiya is the 6,723,624th most commonly used surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Gambiya reside; 50 percent reside in Central Africa and 50 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
It is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 18,469,892. Barring The DR Congo this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 25 percent live and India, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gambiya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gambiya in the Marathi language | ||
| गांबीया | gambiya | - |
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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 Gambiya
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