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
The last name Gamma (Hindi: गम्मा, Marathi: गामा, Russian: Гамма) occurs more in Switzerland more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gamma? popularity and diffusion
Gamma is the 121,108th most commonly used last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,926,393 people. The last name is primarily found 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 widespread forename on earth. It is borne by 3,517 people.
The last name Gamma is most widespread in Switzerland, where it is carried by 1,068 people, or 1 in 7,690. In Switzerland Gamma is most common in: Canton of Uri, where 36 percent reside, Canton of Zürich, where 16 percent reside and Canton of Aargau, where 6 percent reside. Other than Switzerland it occurs in 81 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent reside and Djibouti, where 9 percent reside.
Gamma Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Gamma has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gamma surname expanded 2,832 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gamma Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Gamma last name is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Gamma last name are 17.86% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.63% registered to vote for 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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