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 last name Gammy is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gammy? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gammy is the 2,909,720th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 36 percent of Gammy live; 31 percent live in West Africa and 27 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 717,791st most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 163 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 14,761,896. In Nigeria it is most common in: Kaduna, where 67 percent are found, Adamawa, where 8 percent are found and Bayelsa, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria Gammy exists in 16 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 11 percent are found and Lebanon, where 11 percent are found.

Gammy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gammy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gammy last name decreased 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gammy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Gammy surname 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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