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
Gamey (Russian: Гамей) is more commonly found in Ghana than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gamey? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 378,680th most widespread family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 7,728,044 people. Gamey occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Gamey are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 66 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 200,834th most widespread first name at a global level It is held by 1,499 people.
The surname is most widely held in Ghana, where it is held by 623 people, or 1 in 43,372. Without taking into account Ghana this last name occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 13 percent are found and Canada, where 9 percent are found.
Gamey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Gamey has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the 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 those bearing the Gamey surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% 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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