Gampene Surname

320,495th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,166 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Gampene Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gampene Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso1,1361:16,1551,228
Ivory Coast281:823,97321,823
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
France11:66,422,722504,397

Gampene (20) may also be a first name.

Gampene Last Name Facts

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

Gampene is found in Burkina Faso more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gampene? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gampene is the 320,495th most frequent surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 6,250,039 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gampene are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 74 percent are found in Mande Africa. Gampene is also the 2,446,817th most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 20 people.

It is most frequently held in Burkina Faso, where it is held by 1,136 people, or 1 in 16,155. In Burkina Faso Gampene is primarily found in: Centre-Est Region, where 73 percent live, Centre Region, where 23 percent live and Hauts-Bassins Region, where 3 percent live. Excluding Burkina Faso this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 2 percent live and The Congo, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngampene9367/
Ampene92702/
Gampine86576/
Ampenet8669/
Gampena8627/
Gampeni865/
Amphene862/
Gampone862/
Ampenge861/
Ganpene861/
Ngamphen80205/
Ngampean807/
Kgampane803/
Ngompene801/
Ngampein801/
Ompene77194/
Ampeni7799/
Gavene7760/
Ampena7718/
Gabene777/
Ampine772/
Assimpene7533/
Gavenea71232/
Gampini7183/
Gompein7111/
Gabener714/
Gompena714/
Anpeneh713/
Gavenei713/
Gompane712/
Gabenez712/
Ampinet712/
Ganpine712/
Gavhene712/
Gabenge711/
Gabenet711/
Gabeyne711/
Gabenes711/
Gaveney711/
Gabhene711/
Ngampini6713/
Gaubiene6711/
Gaubenet671/
Ngampain671/
Ampoigne671/
Gampoing671/
Ghampani671/
Goumpone671/
Gampaani671/

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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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  • 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 Gampene
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