Gambye Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Gambye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gambye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gambye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gambye occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gambye? popularity and diffusion
Gambye is the 6,360,413th most frequently held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Gambye live; 78 percent live in East Africa and 78 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most common in Uganda, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 5,577,040. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Namutumba District, where 100 percent reside. Barring Uganda Gambye occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 11 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Gambye
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