Gambs Surname

475,771st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 703 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Gambs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gambs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2781:1,303,80991,323
France1211:548,94874,759
Israel1141:75,0679,160
Germany1001:805,05559,076
Austria471:181,17923,261
Switzerland271:304,18224,091
England91:6,190,895170,599
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States571:881,03053,642

Gambs Last Name Facts

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

Gambs (Russian: Гамбс) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gambs? popularity and diffusion

It is the 475,771st most frequent surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,366,353 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 44 percent of Gambs are found; 42 percent are found in Western Europe and 40 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 278 people, or 1 in 1,303,809. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 23 percent reside, Ohio, where 15 percent reside and Arizona, where 10 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in France, where 17 percent reside and Israel, where 16 percent reside.

Gambs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gambs has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gambs surname expanded 488 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gambs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gambs surname are 25.96% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 72.73% registered with the political party.

Gambs earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.03% more than the national average, earning $51,361 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ambs891,871/
Gamb89375/
Gambh80395/
Ngamb80339/
Gombs8053/
Gembs8042/
Ghamb805/
Hambs803/
Ambst803/
Gamps802/
Gambp802/
Ganbs801/
Goombs7337/
Ambsht7321/
Hambsh7312/
Ambsth738/
Ng'amb731/
Hambse730/
Hambsch671,106/
Amps67601/
Gamp67581/
Ganb67102/
Gambová6797/
Gomb6778/
Ombs6716/
Gambowa675/
Ambshth675/
Anbs673/
Gambova672/
Ambz671/

Gambs Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gambs in the Russian language
Гамбсgambs-

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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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  • 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 Gambs
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