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
The surname Gamsi (Hindi: गामसी, Oriya: ଗାମ୍ସୀ) occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gamsi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 983,245th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 27,815,061 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 64 percent of Gamsi are found; 58 percent are found in Central Africa and 58 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 534,713th most common forename worldwide It is held by 276 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 162 people, or 1 in 128,204. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 54 percent reside, Centre Region, where 15 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 12 percent reside. Barring Cameroon this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in India, where 20 percent reside and Nepal, where 11 percent reside.
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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