Gamu Surname
Approximately 1,711 people bear this surname
Gamu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 575 | 1:14,180 | 1,357 |
| Nigeria | 385 | 1:460,111 | 23,377 |
| India | 255 | 1:3,008,100 | 90,108 |
| Tanzania | 159 | 1:332,966 | 24,953 |
| Zimbabwe | 90 | 1:171,536 | 20,949 |
| Indonesia | 78 | 1:1,695,502 | 110,645 |
| Taiwan | 42 | 1:558,208 | 4,168 |
| Malaysia | 25 | 1:1,179,769 | 51,323 |
| South Africa | 19 | 1:2,851,458 | 109,033 |
| Liberia | 16 | 1:275,533 | 16,331 |
| Cameroon | 14 | 1:1,483,505 | 83,777 |
| United States | 13 | 1:27,881,456 | 736,413 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| Nepal | 5 | 1:5,696,191 | 13,053 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Gamu (1,334) may also be a first name.
Gamu Demographics
Average Gamu Salary in
United States
$55,688 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gamu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gamu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gamu (Hindi: गमु, Marathi: गमु, Oriya: ଗାମୁ) is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Gamu.
How Common Is The Last Name Gamu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gamu is the 235,214th most numerous family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 4,259,232 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 41 percent of Gamu reside; 34 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 34 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Gamu is also the 215,053rd most common first name worldwide, held by 1,334 people.
It is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 575 people, or 1 in 14,180. In Papua New Guinea Gamu is mostly found in: Central, where 25 percent live, Morobe, where 22 percent live and National Capital District, where 21 percent live. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea Gamu occurs in 26 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 23 percent live and India, where 15 percent live.
Gamu Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Gamu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 79.34% less than the national average, earning R 49,104 per year and in United States they earn 29.06% more than the national average, earning $55,688 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gamu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gamu in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗାମୁ | gamu | 61.76 |
| ଗମୁ | gamu | 38.24 |
| Gamu in the Marathi language | ||
| गमु | gamu | 45.31 |
| गमू | gamu | 26.56 |
| गामु | gamu | 15.63 |
| गामू | gamu | 10.94 |
| Gamu in the Hindi language | ||
| गमु | gamu | 38.1 |
| गमू | gamu | 29.1 |
| गामू | gamu | 28.57 |
| गामु | gamu | 3.17 |
| गामा | gama | 0.53 |
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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 Gamu
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