Gameni Surname

739,868th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 390 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Gameni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gameni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon3651:56,9027,352
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
India51:153,413,076951,030
France21:33,211,361423,184
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Gameni Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gameni (Hindi: गमेनी, Oriya: ଗେମନୀ) is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gameni? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gameni is the 739,868th most frequent last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 18,686,015 people. The last name Gameni occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Gameni are found; 94 percent are found in Central Africa and 94 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname Gameni is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is carried by 365 people, or 1 in 56,902. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: West Region, where 37 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 36 percent reside and Centre Region, where 22 percent reside. Barring Cameroon this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 3 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghameni927/
Gamegni926/
Gaimeni921/
Gameini921/
Ngamenyi8618/
Ngammeni8613/
Kgasmeni861/
Ngaimeni861/
Ngaumeni861/
Gamini835,393/
Gamene832,158/
Gomeni8382/
Gamena8332/
Gameny830/
Ngamene77167/
Gamenha77137/
Gaminio7760/
Gamingi7755/
Ghamini7750/
Gasmene7745/
Gamegne7730/
Ngameny7724/
Goumeni7720/
Gomenis7713/
Gammini777/
Gamenet775/
Gamgene774/
Gaminie773/
Gameena773/
Gamenez773/
Gomegni771/
Gaimini771/
Ghamene771/
Gamenyo771/
Gomenit771/
Gameinaish750/
Gammingi7143/
Kgaimena7139/
Kgaimene7132/
Goumenis7130/
Nghamini7121/
Ngommeni7116/
Ngomenyi712/
Ngammini712/
Ghasmini711/
Gaimenez711/
Gammegne711/
Ngamaini711/
Ngameine711/
Goumeyni711/
Gaimegne711/
Ghameena711/
Gamitnit711/
Ngammene711/
Gomeny67206/
Gomene67161/
Gomena6771/
Gamine6755/
Gomini6717/
Gameña6710/
Gaminh676/
Gaminy672/
Gomenh671/
Goumegnie671/

Gameni Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gameni in the Hindi language
गमेनीgameni-
Gameni in the Oriya language
ଗେମନୀgemani-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gameni
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