Gammy Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Gammy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gammy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Lebanon51:1,127,41717,983
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Gammy (163) may also be a first name.

Gammy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gammy has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gammy? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,909,720th most frequent last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. The last name Gammy occurs predominantly in Africa, where 36 percent of Gammy live; 31 percent live in West Africa and 27 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gammy is also the 717,791st most commonly occurring given name world-wide. It is borne by 163 people.

The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 14,761,896. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Kaduna, where 67 percent live, Adamawa, where 8 percent live and Bayelsa, where 8 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this surname exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 11 percent live and Lebanon, where 11 percent live.

Gammy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gammy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gammy last name decreased 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gammy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Gammy last name is principally Latin Catholic (50%) in Lebanon.

Gammy earn significantly more than the average income. In Canada they earn 29.23% more than the national average, earning $64,206 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gammey9151/
Gammay9116/
Gamy899,594/
Ammy89985/
Gamma803,783/
Gamay802,074/
Gamey80943/
Gammi80517/
Gamys80447/
Gemmy80390/
Gamme80240/
Ngamy80229/
Gaumy80214/
Gasmy80179/
Ammay80158/
Ghamy80105/
Gamoy80103/
Gommy8060/
Hammy8047/
Gamiy8021/
Ganmy8016/
Ammey805/
Aammy804/
Gahmy804/
Ammoy803/
Aummy803/
Aimmy802/
Ammyi801/
Gamhy801/
Gaimy801/
Gamyi801/
Gamyo801/
Gammj801/
Gamyy801/
Ghasemmy771/
Amy7542,142/
Gamaya732,131/
Gammie731,374/
Gammer731,038/
Ghammi73690/
Ghamay73249/
Hammey73159/
Ngamoy73134/
Ammaya7352/
Ngammi7348/
Gaymay7346/
Gammit7337/
Ghamey7330/
Ghamiy7324/
Gamaay7320/
Hammay7318/
Ghamma7313/
Ghanmy7311/
Gammed7311/
Gammid7311/
Gammaa739/
Ganmmi737/
Gatmay736/
Ngamme736/
Gamych735/
Gaimey735/
Gammai735/
Ghaemy734/
Ghamme734/
Gommey734/
Ghaimy734/
Hammys733/
Gammeh733/
Hammoy733/
Gammet732/
Gammes732/
Gaimay732/
Ghamys732/
Ghasmy732/
Kgamma732/
Ggamma731/
Ganmma731/
Gammii731/
Gammis731/
Gamysh731/
Hgamme731/
Kgamay731/
Kgamme731/
Ngommy731/
Ngaumy731/
Ngamay731/
Ganmay731/
Gommay731/
Gueamy731/
Haimmy731/
Gaamay731/
Gaamoy731/
Gahmey731/
Gamgay731/
Gamgey731/
Gamioy731/
Gammez731/
Gammio731/
Ammoey731/
Gaemey730/
Gasmay730/
Gammee730/
Gaimme730/
Gaumey730/
Gemmay730/
Gama67260,997/
Amma67160,676/
Gami6726,204/
Game6719,007/
Ammi6715,093/
Gemy679,938/
Amey679,840/
Hamy676,879/
Amoy672,924/
Amay672,896/
Amme672,051/
Aamy671,498/
Asmy671,376/
Gomy67993/
Ahmy67800/
Aumy67452/
Amys67367/
Amuy67324/
Amyt67304/
Eamy67188/
Amiy6788/
Ngammee6767/
Aymy6754/
Gammett6745/
Aimy6737/
Atmy6732/
Ommy6727/
Amyo6714/
Ammé6713/
Amyi6712/
Amyh677/
Gamj676/
Ghammid676/
Amyz674/
Ghaimay674/
Gamé674/
Amyd674/
Gaimmer673/
Gaummer672/
Gaimaya672/
Hammouy672/
Ghammit672/
Ammmaya672/
Goummey672/
Ghaemmi672/
Gaimmie672/
Ngamhuy672/
Ghaammi671/
Gammeer671/
Gammhee671/
Ammaaye671/
Amyy671/
Ghammez671/
Ngoummy671/
Nghaimy671/
Ngammai671/
Ngaimay671/
N'Gamme671/
Goummay671/
Gémy671/
Gamă671/
Gammihe671/
Ajmy671/
Gamouyi671/
Gahammi671/
Kgammee671/
Gammerr670/
Gaimmet670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gammy
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