Gamey Surname
Approximately 943 people bear this surname
Gamey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 623 | 1:43,372 | 4,874 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Canada | 81 | 1:454,884 | 39,362 |
| Russia | 64 | 1:2,251,923 | 134,938 |
| United States | 20 | 1:18,122,947 | 588,089 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Benin | 4 | 1:2,583,900 | 73,293 |
| Somalia | 4 | 1:3,363,015 | 5,093 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 11 | 1:2,215,943 | 64,354 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
Gamey (1,499) may also be a first name.
Gamey Demographics
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Gamey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gamey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gamey (Russian: Гамей) is more commonly found in Ghana than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gamey? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 378,680th most commonly occurring surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 7,728,044 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Gamey live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 66 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 200,834th most commonly used first name on earth, held by 1,499 people.
The last name Gamey is most frequently occurring in Ghana, where it is held by 623 people, or 1 in 43,372. Excluding Ghana this surname exists in 16 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 13 percent are found and Canada, where 9 percent are found.
Gamey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Gamey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gamey surname grew 222 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 18 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gamey Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Gamey last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered with the political party.
The amount Gamey earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 29.54% less than the national average, earning $30,403 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.89% less than the national average, earning $44,272 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gamey Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gamey in the Russian language | ||
| Гамей | gamej | - |
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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 Gamey
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