Gamgo Surname
Approximately 314 people bear this surname
Gamgo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 246 | 1:84,427 | 10,261 |
| Nigeria | 47 | 1:3,768,995 | 108,818 |
| Niger | 17 | 1:1,128,942 | 24,295 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gamgo (76) may also be a first name.
Gamgo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gamgo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gamgo is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gamgo? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 864,701st most frequently used family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 23,208,745 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Gamgo reside; 78 percent reside in Central Africa and 78 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,107,702nd most commonly held first name globally, held by 76 people.
It is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is held by 246 people, or 1 in 84,427. In Cameroon Gamgo is primarily concentrated in: Littoral Region, where 40 percent are found, West Region, where 38 percent are found and Centre Region, where 20 percent are found. Beside Cameroon this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 15 percent are found and Niger, where 5 percent are found.
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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 Gamgo
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