Gamsy Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Palestine

Gamsy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gamsy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Gamsy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gamsy is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gamsy? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,812,366th most common surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 73 percent of Gamsy are found; 73 percent are found in Southern Africa and 73 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Gamsy is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 6,772,213. In South Africa Gamsy is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 100 percent live. Barring South Africa this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Palestine, where 9 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent live.

Gamsy Last Name Statistics demography

Gamsy earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 71.07% less than the national average, earning R 68,748 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gamsey9191/
Gamsay912/
Gamssy911/
Amsy89144/
Ngamsay8339/
Gamshey8336/
Ghamssy831/
Gamse80262/
Gamsi80262/
Gamsa80183/
Hamsy8098/
Amsay8074/
Gansy8041/
Amsey8021/
Gemsy807/
Aamsy805/
Asmsy804/
Amsyi801/
Gamcy801/
Gomsy801/
Ahmsy801/
Amsiy801/
Amsoy801/
Amsyh801/
Ngamsuoy7724/
Ngamsouy771/
Ngamsi73566/
Amshey73240/
Hamsay73199/
Gansay73163/
Ghamsi73132/
Hamsoy73127/
Gansey73117/
Gamshe7372/
Gamser7364/
Hamssy7356/
Hamsey7332/
Amshay7331/
Gamsiz7324/
Gamsie7313/
Ghamse7312/
Gamshi7312/
Hamsyi7311/
Gamses7311/
Hamsyh7310/
Amssey739/
Gamnsi739/
Gamseh739/
Gomsey735/
Gamsha735/
Gamsih734/
Amszey734/
Gaimsi734/
Gammsi733/
Gamsei733/
Ngansy733/
Gamsai732/
Ghamsa732/
Gemsey731/
Gammsa731/
Ghomsy731/
Ngomsy731/
Gomsay731/
Giemsy731/
Gamsid731/
Gamsoa731/
Gamssa731/
Gamsse731/
Gamgey731/
Amsaya731/
Ammsay731/
Gainsy730/
Gannsy730/
Ghamssooy711/
Amsi679,518/
Amsa671,515/
Ngamsai671,089/
Amse67649/
Amzy67142/
Ghamseh6728/
Hamshey6723/
Gamszej6715/
Gainsay679/
Gomshay677/
Ghansiy673/
Haumsoy673/
Omsy673/
Ngamsie673/
Ngamshe673/
Gansaya672/
Amshaya672/
Hamshay672/
Ngamssi672/
Nghamsi672/
Gaunsay671/
Gamgesh671/
Gamnjiy671/
Gomsaya671/
Amcy671/
Ghamsez671/
Ghamssi671/
Gaimsai671/
Gamshed671/
Gamshid671/
Amshahy671/
Ngamsee671/
Amxy671/
Hammsey671/

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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 Gamsy
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