Gamov Surname

196,417th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Gamov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gamov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1,9701:73,1599,395
Belarus331:287,91132,667
Kazakhstan291:609,74142,435
Uzbekistan271:1,145,52421,534
Bulgaria211:332,32916,416
Kyrgyzstan141:426,61834,019
Moldova121:296,78124,445
Transnistria71:67,8149,165
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
China21:683,660,78330,601
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080

Gamov Last Name Facts

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

Gamov (Georgian: გამოვი, Russian: Гамов) is found most frequently in Russia. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of Gamov click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gamov? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 196,417th most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,414,970 people. The surname Gamov occurs predominantly in Europe, where 72 percent of Gamov reside; 70 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 69 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most widespread in Russia, where it is carried by 1,970 people, or 1 in 73,159. In Russia Gamov is mostly concentrated in: Moscow, where 8 percent are found, Orenburg Oblast, where 6 percent are found and Kursk Oblast, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Russia Gamov exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 2 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 1 percent are found.

Gamov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Orthodox (87%) in Russia and Orthodox (88%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Gamov last name are 4.34% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 51.11% registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gamova913,620/
Gaimov9118/
Gasmov9115/
Gammov9110/
Gamhov918/
Gamovs912/
Gaumov911/
Gaymov911/
Amov8968/
Gaimova8321/
Gammova8320/
Gaumova832/
Hamov80462/
Aimov80206/
Gomov80143/
Aumov80111/
Gamow8055/
Amova8053/
Gemov8052/
Ahmov8017/
Gamob8016/
Gamev8013/
Gamop804/
Gamav804/
Aymov804/
Atmov803/
Gamof802/
Asmov801/
Haimov733,758/
Gamaev73412/
Gomova73355/
Aumova73134/
Gameev73126/
Ağamov7396/
Aimova7337/
Gamoff7327/
Haymov7319/
Ahmova7318/
Ahamov7311/
Gamowa7310/
Ngamop739/
Haumov734/
Hammov734/
Ammova733/
Gosmov732/
Gammav731/
Hatmov731/
Aymova731/
Ammoov731/
Gamuob731/
Gamoww731/
Goimov731/
Amow67310/
Ağamova67111/
Gammaev6790/
Amof6763/
Haimova6744/
Omov6741/
Ahamova6715/
Hahamov6713/
Amob6712/
Ahymova677/
Hammova674/
Haimmov673/
Amav672/
Haumova672/
Gaymaev671/
Hajmova671/
Gautmow670/

Gamov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gamov in the Georgian language
გამოვიgamovi-
Gamov in the Russian language
Гамовgamov-

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