Gamshey Surname
Approximately 36 people bear this surname
Gamshey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belarus | 27 | 1:351,891 | 37,455 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
Gamshey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gamshey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gamshey (Russian: Гамшей) is found most in Belarus. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Gamshey.
How Common Is The Last Name Gamshey? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,274,477th most frequent surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. Gamshey occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Gamshey live; 97 percent live in Eastern Europe and 75 percent live in East Slavic Europe.
Gamshey is most widely held in Belarus, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 351,891. In Belarus Gamshey is primarily found in: Brest Region, where 93 percent reside, Gomel Region, where 4 percent reside and Minsk, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Belarus this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Russia, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gamshey Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gamshey in the Russian language | ||
| Гамшей | gamsej | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Gamshey
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