Gamsi Surname
Approximately 262 people bear this surname
Gamsi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 162 | 1:128,204 | 14,516 |
| India | 53 | 1:14,472,932 | 242,024 |
| Nepal | 29 | 1:982,102 | 5,978 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Gamsi (276) may also be a first name.
Gamsi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gamsi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gamsi (Hindi: गामसी, Oriya: ଗାମ୍ସୀ) occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Gamsi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gamsi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 983,245th most numerous surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 27,815,061 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 64 percent of Gamsi live; 58 percent live in Central Africa and 58 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 534,713th most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 276 people.
This surname is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is borne by 162 people, or 1 in 128,204. In Cameroon Gamsi is primarily found in: Northwest Region, where 54 percent live, Centre Region, where 15 percent live and Littoral Region, where 12 percent live. Aside from Cameroon it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in India, where 20 percent live and Nepal, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gamsi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gamsi in the Hindi language | ||
| गामसी | gamasi | - |
| Gamsi in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗାମ୍ସୀ | gamsi | - |
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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 Gamsi
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