Gamraoui Surname

377,677th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 946 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Gamraoui Surname User-submission:

It is known that the family name is originally came from Ghamra, a city in Egypt.

Gamraoui Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco8521:40,4656,572
Algeria541:715,39940,623
Spain321:1,461,00145,498
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Gamraoui Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It is known that the family name is originally came from Ghamra, a city in Egypt.

- omarghomrawi

Gamraoui Last Name Facts

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

Gamraoui occurs more in Morocco more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gamraoui? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gamraoui is the 377,677th most commonly held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 7,703,537 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Gamraoui are found; 96 percent are found in North Africa and 96 percent are found in Mahgreb.

It is most frequently occurring in Morocco, where it is held by 852 people, or 1 in 40,465. Beside Morocco Gamraoui exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 6 percent are found and Spain, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghamraoui941,330/
Amraoui9331,431/
Hamraoui886,096/
Aamraoui88242/
Ammraoui886/
Amhraoui881/
Amraouid881/
Ghomraoui826/
Aamraoiui821/
Ahamraoui821/
Hamraouii821/
Amraouy80204/
Omraoui806/
Âmraoui801/
Amràoui801/
Hamraouy75307/
Hamroaui751/
Hamraouı751/
Amroohi672/
Amraoye671/
Homrahoei591/
Hamrahhahi561/

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