Gambura Surname

860,770th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 316 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Gambura Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gambura Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe2561:60,3069,109
Papua New Guinea461:177,25524,620
England51:11,143,612252,590
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Gambura (95) may also be a first name.

Gambura Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gambura (Oriya: ଗାୁରା) occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gambura? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gambura is the 860,770th most prevalent family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 23,061,854 people. The surname Gambura is predominantly found in Africa, where 84 percent of Gambura reside; 82 percent reside in Southern Africa and 82 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Gambura is also the 974,243rd most widely held forename world-wide, held by 95 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 256 people, or 1 in 60,306. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Manicaland Province, where 57 percent reside, Harare Province, where 21 percent reside and Masvingo Province, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Gambura Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gambura in the Oriya language
ଗାୁରାgaura-

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Gambura
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