Gambrah Surname

205,021st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,025 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Gambrah Surname User-submission:

The Gambrah surname is derived from an Akan surname Gyaminah. It came from the white merchants who were trading with the ancestor, who was a merchant in the then Gold Coast, so the name was adopted as a signed name.

Gambrah Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana1,8701:14,4501,872
United States891:4,072,572219,877
England331:1,688,42669,999
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
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Gambrah Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Gambrah surname is derived from an Akan surname Gyaminah. It came from the white merchants who were trading with the ancestor, who was a merchant in the then Gold Coast, so the name was adopted as a signed name.

- kwame
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Gambrah Demographics

Average Gambrah Salary in
United States

$71,500 USD

Per year
Rank:
97,425 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
2.93427E-5
Rank: 198,428 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
165.7%
Sample size: 35 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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Gambrah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gambrah has its highest incidence in Ghana. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gambrah? popularity and diffusion

Gambrah is the 205,021st most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 3,598,788 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Gambrah are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most frequently used in Ghana, where it is carried by 1,870 people, or 1 in 14,450. Besides Ghana this surname is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Gambrah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gambrah last name are 25.72% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 78.95% registered to vote for the political party.

Gambrah earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 65.7% more than the national average, earning $71,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gambraha931/
Gambra92490/
Ngambra861/
Gambroth801/
Gombrach800/
Gambro77101/
Gombra7743/
Gembra7730/
Giembra7160/
Gambros719/
Gambrey713/
Goimbra712/
Goumbra711/
Ghembra711/
Gambrei711/
Gembreau671/
Gembro62113/
Gombreu571/
Gamvrou571/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gambrah
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