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
Average Gamey Salary in
United States
$30,403 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gamey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gamey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gamey (Russian: Гамей) is held by more people in Ghana than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gamey? popularity and diffusion
It is the 378,680th most common surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,728,044 people. Gamey is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Gamey reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 66 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 200,834th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 1,499 people.
Gamey is most commonly occurring in Ghana, where it is held by 623 people, or 1 in 43,372. Beside Ghana Gamey occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 13 percent reside and Canada, where 9 percent reside.
Gamey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Gamey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gamey surname rose 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 Gamey are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for 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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