Gamkiv Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Gamkiv Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gamkiv Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gamkiv Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gamkiv (Russian: Гамкив) is more frequently found in Russia than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gamkiv? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most widely held surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Gamkiv are found; 75 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 75 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 48,041,019. In Russia Gamkiv is most prevalent in: Nenets Autonomous Okrug, where 100 percent live. Barring Russia this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent live.

Gamkiv Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Gamkiv last name is chiefly Catholic (83%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hamkyv6796/
Ngamkheiw674/
Hamkivová671/
Amkhif671/
Gamchev622/
Aimkiew621/
Ngamkeaw579/
Amkeb551,130/
Amkhew509/
Omkeev506/
Amkeaw503/
Homkyv502/

Gamkiv Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gamkiv in the Russian language
Гамкивgamkiv-

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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 Gamkiv
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