Gegama Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Gegama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 20 | 1:407,686 | 53,132 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Gegama (13) may also be a first name.
Gegama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gegama Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gegama is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gegama? popularity and diffusion
Gegama is the 3,882,373rd most prevalent last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. Gegama is predominantly found in Oceania, where 77 percent of Gegama live; 77 percent live in Oceania Islands and 77 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Gegama is also the 3,159,357th most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 13 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 407,686. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Morobe, where 60 percent are found and National Capital District, where 40 percent are found. Other than Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 19 percent are found and Nigeria, where 4 percent are found.
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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 Gegama
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