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

Gamhewage is found most frequently in Sri Lanka. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Gamhewage.

How Common Is The Last Name Gamhewage? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 529,538th most common surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 11,927,244 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Gamhewage reside; 96 percent reside in South Asia and 96 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

Gamhewage is most frequently occurring in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 585 people, or 1 in 35,570. Aside from Sri Lanka it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Qatar, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

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
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  • 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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