Gamsah Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Gamsah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Gamsah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gamsah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gamsah is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gamsah? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Gamsah occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Gamsah are found; 33 percent are found in Central Africa and 33 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
Gamsah is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Centre Region, where 100 percent are found. Besides Cameroon this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 33 percent are found and The Philippines, where 33 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gamshah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gamsa | 91 | 183 | / |
| Ghamshah | 86 | 59 | / |
| Ngamsa | 83 | 41 | / |
| Gamsho | 83 | 21 | / |
| Gamsad | 83 | 10 | / |
| Gamsha | 83 | 5 | / |
| Gomsah | 83 | 3 | / |
| Ghamsa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gamsay | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gamsai | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gamsoa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gammsa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gamssa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gamsau | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ngamsai | 77 | 1,089 | / |
| Ngamsay | 77 | 39 | / |
| Gamshey | 77 | 36 | / |
| Ngamsha | 77 | 29 | / |
| Gamshad | 77 | 28 | / |
| Gomshah | 77 | 9 | / |
| Gaimsai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ghamjah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gamshoo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gamza | 73 | 1,218 | / |
| Gemsa | 73 | 421 | / |
| Gomsa | 73 | 304 | / |
| Gamża | 73 | 139 | / |
| Gamso | 73 | 136 | / |
| Gamja | 73 | 44 | / |
| Gamca | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ghamshad | 71 | 368 | / |
| Ghamshei | 71 | 61 | / |
| Ghamshaz | 71 | 9 | / |
| Gamshaid | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gamshadz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ghamshoo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Giemsa | 67 | 320 | / |
| Gamsey | 67 | 91 | / |
| Gamcho | 67 | 71 | / |
| Gamzat | 67 | 35 | / |
| Gamgia | 67 | 26 | / |
| Gamsou | 67 | 25 | / |
| Gomsha | 67 | 16 | / |
| Gamjaa | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ghamza | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gamjai | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gamzai | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gamjap | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gamzas | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gamzha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Goumsa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gamsei | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gamdja | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gomssa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ngamso | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngamza | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gomsia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngomsa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gamsco | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gamcha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gomsai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gomsay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaimza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hgamza | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Gamsah
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