Game Surname

28,278th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,007 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Togo

Game Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the game.' 'Game, a rabbit-warren' (Halliwell).

John de la Gayme, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Alicia del Gamme, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Agnes del Gamme.

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Game Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India6,0571:126,6418,154
Iran5,3571:14,3331,885
England1,8541:30,0534,035
Togo1,2601:5,7521,143
Ecuador7721:20,6032,881
United States5751:630,36350,838
Australia3711:72,7658,563
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Indonesia3141:421,17635,391
France3031:219,21734,056
Canada1861:198,09519,415
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Netherlands1191:141,90921,612
Nigeria951:1,864,66166,902
Botswana941:23,2654,701
New Zealand831:54,5588,669
Chile731:241,3227,329
Papua New Guinea681:119,90816,326
Venezuela601:503,4019,605
Brazil551:3,892,261106,836
Cameroon531:391,86933,952
Zimbabwe521:296,88930,036
Ethiopia491:1,990,7408,024
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
United Arab Emirates481:190,88113,202
Spain431:1,087,25739,071
Benin331:313,20025,349
Argentina291:1,473,91182,038
China241:56,971,7323,099
Malaysia241:1,228,92653,021
Mexico221:5,642,10030,806
Thailand221:3,210,834301,565
Wales221:140,66110,115
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Albania191:153,37111,939
Pakistan191:9,402,31046,838
Niger181:1,066,22323,213
Solomon Islands181:32,2246,317
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Paraguay101:723,6758,089
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Taiwan91:2,604,97216,335
Vietnam91:10,294,0062,767
Senegal71:2,082,7634,662
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Colombia61:7,962,34523,614
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Panama51:782,45211,059
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9371:26,0143,577
Guernsey61:5,443949
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1001:502,18735,305

The alternate forms: Gamé (4) & Gáme (2) are calculated separately.

Game (8,558) may also be a first name.

Game Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the game.' 'Game, a rabbit-warren' (Halliwell).

John de la Gayme, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Alicia del Gamme, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Agnes del Gamme. 1370: ibid.

1750. Married — John Game and Mary Nunn: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) Dweller by a Rabbit-Warren [from Middle English game(n, Old English gamen, sport] Parkes of fallow deere, and games of graie conies, it maintainedh many, the one for pleasure, and the other for profit.—Lambard’s Perambulation, 1596.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Gam was a Yorkshire tenant prior to Domesday.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Game Last Name Facts

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

The surname Game (Arabic: غومي, Hindi: गामे, Marathi: गमे, Oriya: ଗେମ, Tibetan: མགོནམ་) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Gamé or Gáme. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Game? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 28,278th most frequently used last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 383,414 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 62 percent of Game are found; 60 percent are found in South Asia and 32 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Game is also the 68,010th most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 8,558 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 6,057 people, or 1 in 126,641. In India Game is most numerous in: Maharashtra, where 83 percent reside, Arunachal Pradesh, where 12 percent reside and Tamil Nadu, where 0 percent reside. Excluding India it is found in 103 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 28 percent reside and England, where 10 percent reside.

Game Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Game has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Game last name rose 198 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 575 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Game Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Game surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Orthodox (77%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Game are 6.99% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.76% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Game earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 95.6% less than the national average, earning R 10,464 per year; in Colombia they earn 23.92% more than the national average, earning $28,132,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.17% less than the national average, earning $40,057 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.34% more than the national average, earning $58,796 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gamé924/
Gáme922/
Gamez89182,963/
Gamer8911,083/
Games895,437/
Gamea894,142/
Gamet893,416/
Gaume892,356/
Ngame891,467/
Gamey89943/
Gamee89934/
Kgame89910/
Gamie89575/
Gaime89523/
Gamed89474/
Ghame89457/
Gamei89442/
Gamej89438/
Gameh89368/
Gamme89240/
Gamje89155/
Geame8971/
Gasme8949/
Gayme8942/
Gameu8926/
Gamge8921/
Gamhe897/
Gahme892/
Gatme891/
Gaeme891/
Gamep891/
Hgame891/
Gajme891/
Ame8636,065/
Gam8619,395/
Gaumer802,146/
Gammie801,374/
Gammer801,038/
Gaumet80784/
Gamess80733/
Gaymer80651/
Ghames80375/
Gaimes80348/
Gaymes80286/
Gamesh80285/
Gaamer80205/
Gamett80167/
Ghamed80159/
Geames8081/
Gaimer8073/
Geyame8067/
Gajame8060/
Giyame8057/
Ghamez8054/
Gahame8053/
Gammey8051/
Gameit8050/
Gaumez8044/
Gojame8043/
Gameet8041/
N'Game8040/
Gasmer8032/
Gaimez8030/
Ghamey8030/
Gayame8028/
Ghamer8025/
Ngaime8020/
Gaumes8019/
Nggame8017/
Gameer8014/
Ghamie8014/
Gaimea8014/
Gautme8012/
Gaymee8012/
Gayome8012/
Gammed8011/
Ghamej8010/
Goiame8010/
Geamie809/
Gamher809/
Gaimet808/
Gaimie807/
Gaehme807/
Ngamme806/
Gaimey805/
Gamhed805/
Ghamme804/
Gayume804/
Gijame804/
Gamihe804/
Ng'ame804/
Kgaume804/
Gameah804/
Gammeh803/
Gajime803/
Gammet802/
Gammes802/
Ngeame802/
Gehame802/
Gejame802/
Ghamea802/
Gamest802/
Gaymez802/
Ghameh802/
Ghamei802/
Ghamge802/
Gaamed801/
Gaimei801/
Ghasme801/
Ghaume801/
Gaymeh801/
Gaymie801/
Gaimeh801/
Gameih801/
Gaymea801/
Gahmie801/
Gajhme801/
Hgamed801/
Hgamme801/
Kgamme801/
Ngaume801/
Ngamee801/
Gayeme801/
Gasmea801/
Gatmer801/
Gaumee801/
Gaamez801/
Gahmey801/
Gaisme801/
Gamgey801/
Gamieh801/
Gammez801/
Gamehe801/
Ghaeme801/
Nghame801/
Gahmed801/
Gaemey800/
Geamer800/
Gammee800/
Gaimme800/
Gaumey800/
Amer75441,227/
Gama75260,997/
Ameh7579,589/
Ames7543,909/
Aime7535,251/
Gami7526,204/
Amed7519,779/
Amey759,840/
Gamy759,594/
Ngam759,344/
Gime758,634/
Gome757,540/
Amet756,927/
Hame756,296/
Gham756,084/
Ayme755,023/
Gamh753,792/
Amee753,650/
Ahme752,941/
Amie752,851/
Gamm752,243/
Amme752,051/
Amei751,852/
Amez751,628/
Geme751,513/
Gahm751,088/
Amea751,067/
Aume751,003/
Gaum75826/
Amge75626/
Gaim75531/
Ameu75493/
Asme75489/
Atme75185/
Amje75165/
Gamd75163/
Gaam75111/
Gasm7568/
Ajme7533/
Aame7530/
Qgam7528/
Gaym7522/
Amep7517/
Amhe7515/
Gamt7512/
Eame758/
Amej757/
Gamj756/
Góme756/
Cgam755/
Gajm754/
Ggam753/
Gatm752/
Gòme751/
Gēme751/
Gamă751/
Amée751/
Hgam751/
Ghameed73215/
Ghameer7373/
Ngammee7367/
Ngaumei7349/
Gammett7345/
Ngayeme7323/
Ghamech7315/
Ghaemei7314/
Ghasmes7313/
Ngayame7312/
Ghaumez7312/
Geyamme7310/
Ngayome7310/
Gouiame739/
Ghaemie737/
Ngajime735/
Ghamees735/
Ghasmei735/
Gattmer735/
Gajumer735/
Gaiemet735/
Ngaweme734/
Goyhame734/
Gaismer734/
Gaimmer733/
Ghamedh733/
Guehame733/
Gahaime733/
Gaummer732/
Gayemee732/
Gayomee732/
Gaimmie732/
Gaameah732/
Gajmeer731/
Gehamie731/
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Gajemer731/
Gameova731/
Gammeer731/
Gammhee731/
Geahmie731/
Ghahame731/
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Ngoyame731/
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Ghamejd731/
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Gajames731/
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Gammihe731/
Ng'aame731/
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Gamestt731/
Ghameez731/
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Gammerr730/
Gaimmet730/
Gomez674,814,521/
Gomes673,761,492/
Hamed67584,207/
Gamit67316,866/
Ameer6799,678/
Gasmi6745,598/
Hamer6729,866/
Aamer6714,217/
Ngome6713,805/
Gamio6712,740/
Gautm6711,769/
Hames6710,938/
Eames6710,406/
Ngami6710,307/
Aimee679,375/
Ghami676,392/
Gamiz675,631/
Gamaa675,567/
Ammer675,358/
Gomer674,175/
Gamma673,783/
Ammed673,725/
Aumer673,578/
Hamet673,500/
Gemme673,409/
Gaham673,285/
Gimei673,207/
Gamis672,573/
Ameed672,085/
Gamay672,074/
Hamme671,830/
Amhed671,788/
Gomme671,743/
Hamey671,723/
Gaima671,650/
Gömeç671,635/
Amees671,296/
Ghama671,236/
Gomet671,120/
Haime671,095/
Aymes671,080/
Gahum67937/
Hamie67898/
Aimer67878/
Hamee67869/
Gomey67789/
Gemei67782/
Gomeh67760/
Gámez67729/
Asmer67657/
Eamer67586/
Gomea67580/
Gamai67562/
Ngham67547/
Amess67540/
Gammi67517/
Gomej67496/
Kgama67492/
Aymer67490/
Aimes67476/
Gamys67447/
N'Gam67413/
Ameis67408/
Gauma67401/
Gosme67400/
Goume67388/
Amesz67343/
Gomei67335/
Ahmey67313/
Gehme67295/
Gamid67287/
Ahame67276/
Hamez67252/
Hayme67239/
Ameys67236/
Amihe67232/
Amesh67230/
Ngamy67229/
Gemey67221/
Ameet67220/
A'Mer67215/
Gaumy67214/
Hameş67214/
Hameh67202/
Asmet67195/
Gomed67194/
Gamih67188/
Gasmy67179/
Ahmeh67168/
Haame67161/
Gamoa67159/
Ghaim67147/
Ammeh67145/
Aimey67140/
Gemeh67137/
Asmey67134/
Ameez67120/
Aames67113/
Gomeu67109/
Ghamy67105/
Ameid67105/
Hamei67104/
Gamoy67103/
Asmed67102/
Gaimi6795/
Ammes6789/
Gamhi6784/
Aamed6778/
Gaama6772/
Attme6770/
Gamui6769/
Gimme6765/
Hamje6764/
Gamha6763/
Hasme6763/
Amech6760/
Aimet6760/
Amest6756/
Ammei6756/
Ammie6753/
Gamoi6753/
Atmer6752/
Gömer6752/
Goime6749/
Amett6748/
Gaemi6748/
Gammy6745/
Gamiş6743/
Ahmie6741/
Ahume6741/
Kgeme6740/
Hamea6739/
Ameej6739/
Gamii6738/
Hahme6738/
Ghome6737/
Gàmez6736/
Amieh6734/
Ameit6732/
Gamaj6732/
Haume6731/
Ngaam6730/
Gemea6730/
Aimie6729/
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Gaumi6728/
Atmea6727/
Gómes6727/
Gamgi6725/
Aimeh6725/
Guiyamje6724/
Aimed6723/
Aymee6723/
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Gaami6722/
Gamij6722/
Gamiy6721/
Gayma6721/
Gaymi6720/
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Gemee6711/
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Gomee6710/
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Hgama679/
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Aymet677/
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Gimee676/
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Game Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Game in the Tibetan language
མགོནམ་gonam-
Game in the Marathi language
गमेgame99.52
गामेgame0.31
गमgama0.18
Game in the Oriya language
ଗେମgema93.48
ଗାେମgaema4.35
େଗମ୍egam2.17
Game in the Hindi language
गामेgame85.19
गमेgame11.11
गमे़game3.7
Game in the Arabic language
غوميghwmy-

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