Gamje Surname
Approximately 155 people bear this surname
Gamje Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 122 | 1:1,451,990 | 55,913 |
| Cameroon | 27 | 1:769,225 | 54,005 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
Gamje (28) may also be a first name.
Gamje Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gamje Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gamje is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Gamje.
How Common Is The Last Name Gamje? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gamje is the 1,403,590th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 47,016,425 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Gamje live; 84 percent live in West Africa and 79 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gamje is also the 1,994,417th most widely held first name in the world, held by 28 people.
The surname Gamje is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 122 people, or 1 in 1,451,990. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Taraba, where 98 percent are found, Edo, where 1 percent are found and Ondo, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 17 percent are found and Niger, where 3 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 Gamje
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