Gamboa Surname
Approximately 273,361 people bear this surname
Gamboa Surname Definition:
One who came from Gamboa (quince), in Spain.
This is a Basque name meaning abundance of pastures.
Could be a Basque word that refers to the peak of the mountain.
Basque name from Guipúzcoa and descendant of house of Guevara (see).
Read More About This SurnameGamboa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 58,720 | 1:2,114 | 296 |
| Philippines | 40,849 | 1:2,478 | 174 |
| Colombia | 37,935 | 1:1,259 | 258 |
| Peru | 23,649 | 1:1,344 | 214 |
| United States | 19,438 | 1:18,647 | 2,348 |
| Venezuela | 17,514 | 1:1,725 | 307 |
| Costa Rica | 17,509 | 1:273 | 76 |
| Angola | 14,395 | 1:1,875 | 335 |
| Chile | 9,183 | 1:1,918 | 359 |
| Argentina | 7,630 | 1:5,602 | 600 |
| Ecuador | 5,617 | 1:2,832 | 496 |
| Guatemala | 4,026 | 1:3,995 | 582 |
| Spain | 3,363 | 1:13,902 | 1,594 |
| Cuba | 3,049 | 1:3,779 | 480 |
| Bolivia | 2,829 | 1:3,753 | 582 |
| Portugal | 1,472 | 1:7,078 | 667 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,312 | 1:23,518 | 3,324 |
| Nicaragua | 1,138 | 1:5,291 | 538 |
| Panama | 649 | 1:6,028 | 669 |
| Uruguay | 537 | 1:6,391 | 705 |
| Canada | 412 | 1:89,431 | 9,845 |
| Honduras | 326 | 1:27,044 | 944 |
| Dominican Republic | 216 | 1:48,301 | 2,508 |
| Brazil | 166 | 1:1,289,604 | 44,167 |
| Belize | 155 | 1:2,293 | 507 |
| Singapore | 154 | 1:35,764 | 1,284 |
| France | 140 | 1:474,448 | 67,240 |
| Australia | 86 | 1:313,904 | 27,145 |
| DR Congo | 75 | 1:985,061 | 64,020 |
| Bahrain | 73 | 1:18,474 | 3,432 |
| Guam | 66 | 1:2,426 | 316 |
| England | 62 | 1:898,678 | 46,462 |
| Kuwait | 58 | 1:65,529 | 7,566 |
| El Salvador | 57 | 1:111,296 | 1,692 |
| Thailand | 46 | 1:1,535,616 | 206,021 |
| Taiwan | 42 | 1:558,208 | 4,168 |
| Luxembourg | 41 | 1:14,160 | 3,053 |
| Germany | 36 | 1:2,236,263 | 117,794 |
| Italy | 26 | 1:2,352,180 | 93,058 |
| Sweden | 25 | 1:393,870 | 27,867 |
| New Zealand | 24 | 1:188,680 | 19,801 |
| Cape Verde | 20 | 1:26,482 | 1,011 |
| Indonesia | 16 | 1:8,265,575 | 327,276 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Norway | 15 | 1:342,819 | 32,589 |
| Curaçao | 14 | 1:11,232 | 389 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 13 | 1:13,648 | 822 |
| Switzerland | 13 | 1:631,763 | 43,230 |
| Puerto Rico | 11 | 1:322,740 | 2,767 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Belgium | 10 | 1:1,149,664 | 82,403 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 | 1:263,577 | 11,625 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 6 | 1:9,097 | 939 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Vietnam | 5 | 1:18,529,211 | 3,282 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Micronesia | 4 | 1:26,561 | 731 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Liechtenstein | 2 | 1:19,189 | 1,439 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 57 | 1:881,030 | 53,642 |
The alternate forms: Gambôa (3,899), Gamboâ (2), Gâmboa (1) & Gambóa (1) are calculated separately.
Gamboa (207) may also be a first name.
Gamboa Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
One who came from Gamboa (quince), in Spain.
This is a Basque name meaning abundance of pastures.
Could be a Basque word that refers to the peak of the mountain.
Basque name from Guipúzcoa and descendant of house of Guevara (see).
Gamboa Demographics
Average Male Gamboa Height
172.24 cm
Average Female Gamboa Height
159.89 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Gamboa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gamboa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gamboa (Russian: Гамбоа) is found in Mexico more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Gambôa, Gamboâ, Gâmboa or Gambóa. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gamboa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,001st most widely held family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 26,659 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Gamboa live; 38 percent live in South America and 21 percent live in Hispano-North America. It is also the 629,010th most commonly held forename throughout the world, held by 207 people.
Gamboa is most frequently used in Mexico, where it is borne by 58,720 people, or 1 in 2,114. In Mexico it is primarily found in: Veracruz, where 11 percent reside, Yucatán, where 11 percent reside and Quintana Roo, where 10 percent reside. Not including Mexico this last name occurs in 103 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 15 percent reside and Colombia, where 14 percent reside.
Gamboa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Gamboa has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 34,102 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 6,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gamboa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Gamboa last name are 41.18% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 94.41% being registered with the party.
The amount Gamboa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 66.15% less than the national average, earning €10,164 per year; in Norway they earn 29.39% less than the national average, earning 244,379 kr per year; in Peru they earn 13.87% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,697 per year; in Colombia they earn 3.33% less than the national average, earning $21,947,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 11.53% less than the national average, earning $38,176 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.64% less than the national average, earning $47,377 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gamboa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gamboa in the Russian language | ||
| Гамбоа | gamboa | - |
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Footnotes
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