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Where Does The Last Name Gambu Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Gambu (Hindi: गम्बू, Marathi: गंबु, Tibetan: སྒོམ་བུ་) is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Gambů. Click here for further potential spellings of Gambu.

How Common Is The Last Name Gambu? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 105,223^rd most frequently occurring surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,636,915 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 79 percent of Gambu are found; 67 percent are found in Southern Africa and 67 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 229,946^th most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 1,189 people.

It is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 2,919 people, or 1 in 18,560. In South Africa Gambu is most frequent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 61 percent reside, Gauteng, where 23 percent reside and Free State, where 10 percent reside. Not including South Africa Gambu is found in 20 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent reside and Nigeria, where 9 percent reside.

Gambu Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Gambu has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gambu Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Muslim (82%) in Nigeria.

Gambu earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 33.17% less than the national average, earning R 158,820 per year.