Gamka Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Gamka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gamka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa721:752,46852,376
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gamka (42) may also be a first name.

Gamka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gamka (Hindi: गमका) is found most frequently in South Africa. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gamka? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,882,912th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 75,129,339 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Gamka live; 74 percent live in Southern Africa and 74 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Gamka is also the 1,566,439th most frequently occurring first name world-wide It is held by 42 people.

The surname Gamka is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 72 people, or 1 in 752,468. In South Africa Gamka is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 51 percent are found, Western Cape, where 33 percent are found and Gauteng, where 14 percent are found. Outside of South Africa this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 24 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.

Gamka Last Name Statistics demography

Gamka earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 60.48% less than the national average, earning R 93,924 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngamka9120/
Gamkah911/
Amka89218/
Ngamkai832/
Ngamkea831/
Ngamkah831/
Hamka804,956/
Amkai801,263/
Amkha801,073/
Amkay80497/
Amkoa80103/
Gamko8044/
Gamke8014/
Gomka8013/
Amkka809/
Gamca806/
Gamki806/
Ahmka806/
Aumka805/
Amkap802/
Amkau802/
Amkea801/
Ammka801/
Gemka801/
Ghamkhah7735/
Ngamkhai772/
Hamkah73133/
Ngamko7349/
Aumkka7329/
Aimeka7312/
Gamkou739/
Gamkoh736/
Gomkai735/
Eamkai735/
Hamkas734/
Ahmkad734/
Ghamki734/
Amkaha734/
Amkkay733/
Ngomka733/
Goemka732/
Aymeka732/
Gamkui731/
Eameka731/
Ngamca731/
Amgkad731/
Gamket731/
Ghemka731/
Gomkea731/
Hamkay731/
Gemkah731/
Hamkha731/
Aumkai731/
Amca67495/
Amko6747/
Ngamkij6725/
Omka6720/
Amqa678/
Hamkhas676/
Ngamkou674/
Ngoumka674/
Ngamkoh674/
Ngamkui672/
Amkhayd671/
Amkhash671/
Amkaich671/
Ghomkap671/
Hamkaid671/

Gamka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gamka in the Hindi language
गमकाgamaka-

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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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  • 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 Gamka
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