Gamema Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Gamema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gamema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea231:354,50947,011
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Gamema Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gamema is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gamema? popularity and diffusion

Gamema is the 3,665,662nd most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. This last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 79 percent of Gamema reside; 79 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 79 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

The surname is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 354,509. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Western, where 78 percent live and National Capital District, where 22 percent live. Excluding Papua New Guinea Gamema is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 7 percent live and Burkina Faso, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngamema92119/
Gamemah921/
Amema91231/
Gamama83351/
Gamima83115/
Amemah8327/
Amemga8322/
Ameema8317/
Aimema8316/
Amiema836/
Amemay835/
Amemma834/
Amemau834/
Hamema834/
Amemad833/
Amemas831/
Ahmema831/
Ameama831/
Ameima831/
Gemema831/
Amemai831/
Amheima7731/
Hasmema7727/
Ametmaa7715/
Gamgemi7711/
Hameyma7710/
Gamimat779/
Ahmiema779/
Ahmeyma779/
Gameamo777/
Ghamima775/
Ngamemi772/
Ghamama772/
Gammama772/
Aamiema772/
Hameema772/
Gamamma772/
Ammemas771/
Ngamemo771/
Hameima771/
Gamimah771/
Hamemma771/
Gamamai771/
Aameema771/
Eammema771/
Amima73584/
Omema73242/
Amemo735/
Hamehmad716/
Ahameyma711/
Ahmemmad711/
Ghamimah711/
Ghamesmi711/
Ahmeimad711/
Amehemad711/
Amimah67568/
Hamima67360/
Amemou67274/
Ahmima67264/
Omemma67183/
Gemima6753/
Amaima6750/
Amimay6738/
Gomama6728/
Gemamo6727/
Omeuma6716/
Gomima6712/
Aumima6710/
Amioma678/
Amimma676/
Amimas676/
Gemama675/
Gamamo672/
Oumema672/
Gamimo672/
Asmima672/
Aimima672/
Gomeme672/
Amemey671/
Omiema671/
Omeema671/
Aahamemad671/
Amemod671/
Amisma671/
Amgima671/
Gamimi671/
Omeyma671/

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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 Gamema
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