Gamlak Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Gamlak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gamlak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia251:3,901,85010,182
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Gamlak (10) may also be a first name.

Gamlak Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gamlak (Russian: Гамлак) is more commonly found in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gamlak? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,602,217th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. The last name Gamlak occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Gamlak live; 83 percent live in East Africa and 83 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Gamlak is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used given name world-wide, held by 10 people.

Gamlak is most common in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 3,901,850. Besides Ethiopia this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 7 percent live and Italy, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngamlak928/
Gamlake921/
Amlak91156/
Gamlakhe863/
Ngamlack861/
Amlake831,288/
Gemlak8359/
Hamlak8350/
Gomlak8330/
Gamlok834/
Eamlak831/
Amlaak831/
Amlack831/
Gemlack77127/
Gamlock7712/
Goumlak774/
Aymelak773/
Hamlack772/
Hamlakh771/
Gamlouk771/
Amlag73154/
Amlaq7365/
Amlok7330/
Ngoumlak7119/
Goumlack714/
Ngomlack711/
Amlouk67418/
Hamlag67291/
Homlak6730/
Ngoumlack6717/
Amlook674/
Amlaaq672/
Amlock670/

Gamlak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gamlak in the Russian language
Гамлакgamlak-

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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 Gamlak
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