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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Average Gampa Salary in
United States
$61,089 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gampa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gampa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gampa (Hindi: गम्पा, Marathi: गंपा, Oriya: ଗାା) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Gampà. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gampa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gampa is the 48,978th most commonly held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 693,392 people. The last name Gampa occurs mostly 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 frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 1,374 people.
Gampa is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 10,160 people, or 1 in 75,499. In India Gampa is mostly concentrated in: Andhra Pradesh, where 59 percent live, Telangana, where 38 percent live and Maharashtra, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account India this last name occurs in 28 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Gampa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Gampa last name are 25.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national 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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