Gamhewage Surname

529,538th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 611 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Gamhewage Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gamhewage Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka5851:35,5704,375
Qatar221:107,18211,536
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Gamhewage Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gamhewage occurs in Sri Lanka more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Gamhewage.

How Common Is The Last Name Gamhewage? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 529,538th most commonly held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 11,927,244 people. Gamhewage is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Gamhewage are found; 96 percent are found in South Asia and 96 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.

Gamhewage is most commonly occurring in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 585 people, or 1 in 35,570. Barring Sri Lanka Gamhewage is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Qatar, where 4 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ganhewage89315/
Gamage80173,494/
Gamege80451/
Gammage753,003/
Gamaage754/
Gamwege752/
Gammege752/
Gamwagi751/
Ghamage751/
Gamhagi751/
Gamagie751/
Gaumage750/
Gamge7121/
Gmage714/
Gamaagee711/
Kamage671,018/
Gamoge67158/
Gamgee67125/
Camage6746/
Gamagi6725/
Gomege679/
Gomage678/
Kamege677/
Ghamge672/
Gmagie671/
Gamgey671/
Gmagee671/
Gumage670/

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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 Gamhewage
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