Gampa Surname
Approximately 10,510 people bear this surname
Gampa Surname User-submission:
This surname comes from the Telugu word for basket gampa (గంప), possibly denoting people who bear this surname descend from weavers and is most commonly found among members of the Telugu ethnic group in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in India.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 10,160 | 1:75,499 | 5,116 |
| Indonesia | 178 | 1:742,973 | 57,103 |
| United States | 69 | 1:5,253,028 | 264,570 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Niger | 10 | 1:1,919,202 | 37,248 |
| Greece | 9 | 1:1,231,088 | 85,267 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
The alternate forms: Gampà (1) are calculated separately.
Gampa (1,374) may also be a first name.
Gampa Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname comes from the Telugu word for basket gampa (గంప), possibly denoting people who bear this surname descend from weavers and is most commonly found among members of the Telugu ethnic group in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in India.
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Gampa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gampa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gampa (Hindi: गम्पा, Marathi: गंपा, Oriya: ଗାା) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Gampà. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gampa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 48,978th most frequently occurring surname globally, borne by around 1 in 693,392 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Gampa live; 97 percent live in South Asia and 97 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Gampa is also the 211,290th most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 1,374 people.
The surname is most numerous in India, where it is held by 10,160 people, or 1 in 75,499. In India it is most numerous in: Andhra Pradesh, where 59 percent live, Telangana, where 38 percent live and Maharashtra, where 1 percent live. Excluding India this surname occurs in 28 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Gampa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Gampa are 25.96% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 72.73% being registered to vote for the party.
Gampa earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 41.58% more than the national average, earning $61,089 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gampa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gampa in the Marathi language | ||
| गंपा | gampa | 97.24 |
| गांपा | gampa | 1.1 |
| गंफा | gampha | 1.1 |
| Gampa in the Hindi language | ||
| गम्पा | gampa | 96.88 |
| गंपा | gampa | 3.13 |
| Gampa in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗାା | gaa | 70.37 |
| ରାମାଲାମା | ramalama | 3.7 |
| ୱାରାଲାମା | waralama | 3.7 |
| ମାାା | maaa | 3.7 |
| ସିତାମା | sitama | 3.7 |
| ପଦା | pada | 3.7 |
| ସତଯ୍ାମା | satayama | 3.7 |
| ନମି | nami | 3.7 |
| ରୁକମାର | rukamara | 3.7 |
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