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

The surname Gambs (Russian: Гамбс) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gambs? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 475,771st most widely held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 10,366,353 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 44 percent of Gambs reside; 42 percent reside in Western Europe and 40 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Gambs is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 278 people, or 1 in 1,303,809. In The United States Gambs is most prevalent in: California, where 23 percent are found, Ohio, where 15 percent are found and Arizona, where 10 percent are found. Aside from The United States it occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in France, where 17 percent are found and Israel, where 16 percent are found.

Gambs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gambs has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gambs surname rose 488 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gambs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gambs last name are 25.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72.73% being registered to vote for the 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
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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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