Gamma Surname
Approximately 3,783 people bear this surname
Gamma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 1,068 | 1:7,690 | 1,238 |
| United States | 538 | 1:673,715 | 53,674 |
| Djibouti | 350 | 1:2,614 | 242 |
| India | 320 | 1:2,397,079 | 77,570 |
| Sri Lanka | 292 | 1:71,262 | 7,441 |
| Italy | 210 | 1:291,222 | 37,076 |
| Russia | 169 | 1:852,799 | 68,843 |
| South Africa | 97 | 1:558,533 | 43,702 |
| Mexico | 73 | 1:1,700,359 | 17,324 |
| Cameroon | 70 | 1:296,701 | 27,784 |
| Indonesia | 61 | 1:2,168,020 | 133,281 |
| Israel | 60 | 1:142,627 | 15,171 |
| Brazil | 50 | 1:4,281,487 | 114,765 |
| Niger | 49 | 1:391,674 | 10,965 |
| Philippines | 38 | 1:2,664,164 | 134,326 |
| France | 35 | 1:1,897,792 | 163,564 |
| Nigeria | 32 | 1:5,535,711 | 139,404 |
| Australia | 29 | 1:930,886 | 55,860 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Canada | 19 | 1:1,939,242 | 123,675 |
| England | 18 | 1:3,095,448 | 105,421 |
| Kazakhstan | 15 | 1:1,178,833 | 65,606 |
| Argentina | 13 | 1:3,287,955 | 132,850 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Palestine | 8 | 1:568,606 | 13,348 |
| Tunisia | 8 | 1:76,328 | 12,820 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Colombia | 6 | 1:7,962,345 | 23,614 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Yemen | 5 | 1:5,285,059 | 21,214 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Congo | 4 | 1:1,247,274 | 20,238 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 19 | 1:2,643,089 | 124,494 |
Gamma (3,517) may also be a first name.
Gamma Demographics
Average Male Gamma Height
174.52 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Gamma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gamma Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gamma (Hindi: गम्मा, Marathi: गामा, Russian: Гамма) occurs most in Switzerland. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gamma? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 121,108th most widespread last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,926,393 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 40 percent of Gamma live; 29 percent live in Western Europe and 26 percent live in Germanic Europe. Gamma is also the 119,646th most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 3,517 people.
The surname is most numerous in Switzerland, where it is borne by 1,068 people, or 1 in 7,690. In Switzerland it is most prevalent in: Canton of Uri, where 36 percent live, Canton of Zürich, where 16 percent live and Canton of Aargau, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Switzerland this surname occurs in 81 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent live and Djibouti, where 9 percent live.
Gamma Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Gamma has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gamma surname rose 2,832 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gamma Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Gamma surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.
In The United States Gamma are 17.86% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.63% registered with the party.
The amount Gamma earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 23.82% less than the national average, earning R 181,032 per year; in Colombia they earn 25.54% less than the national average, earning $16,903,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.32% more than the national average, earning $45,445 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.8% less than the national average, earning $48,791 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gamma Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gamma in the Marathi language | ||
| गामा | gama | 99.74 |
| गंमा | gamma | 0.13 |
| Gamma in the Hindi language | ||
| गम्मा | gam'ma | 93.29 |
| गाम्मा | gam'ma | 4.36 |
| गांमा | gamma | 1.01 |
| गामा | gama | 0.67 |
| गंमा | gamma | 0.34 |
| गाममा | gamama | 0.34 |
| Gamma in the Russian language | ||
| Гамма | gamma | - |
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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 Gamma
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