Gamua Surname
Approximately 197 people bear this surname
Gamua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 167 | 1:124,366 | 14,149 |
| Papua New Guinea | 26 | 1:313,604 | 42,091 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
Gamua (16) may also be a first name.
Gamua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gamua Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gamua (Hindi: गामूा) is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gamua? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gamua is the 1,198,640th most commonly occurring family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 36,992,619 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Gamua live; 84 percent live in Central Africa and 84 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Gamua is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 16 people.
The last name Gamua is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 167 people, or 1 in 124,366. In Cameroon Gamua is mostly found in: Northwest Region, where 64 percent are found, Southwest Region, where 14 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 12 percent are found. Besides Cameroon it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent are found and Indonesia, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gamua Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gamua in the Hindi language | ||
| गामूा | gamua | - |
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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 Gamua
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