Gamow Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Micronesia

Gamow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gamow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel241:356,56829,419
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Gamow Last Name Facts

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

Gamow occurs most in Israel. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gamow? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gamow is the 2,605,694th most commonly used last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 132,500,835 people. The surname Gamow occurs predominantly in Asia, where 47 percent of Gamow reside; 45 percent reside in West Asia and 44 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia.

This surname is most common in Israel, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 356,568. In Israel Gamow is most frequent in: Northern District, where 63 percent live, Southern District, where 33 percent live and Tel Aviv District, where 4 percent live. Aside from Israel Gamow exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent live and Kenya, where 7 percent live.

Gamow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gamow has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gamow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Gamow surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Gamow earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 45.43% less than the national average, earning $23,547 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gamowa9110/
Gamoww911/
Gautmow830/
Gamov802,134/
Gamaw8035/
Gamuw8018/
Gamob8016/
Gomow802/
Gamof802/
Gamova733,620/
Gamoff7327/
Gaimov7318/
Gasmov7315/
Goumow7314/
Gammov7310/
Gamhov738/
Gamawe734/
Gamovs732/
Gamuob731/
Goomow731/
Gaumov731/
Gaymov731/
Gaimova6721/
Gammova6720/
Gaumova672/
Gheemow671/
Ngammaw671/
Gamachw671/
Ngoumow671/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Gamow
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