Ghamal Surname
Approximately 417 people bear this surname
Ghamal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 322 | 1:2,382,191 | 77,240 |
| Nepal | 76 | 1:374,749 | 3,875 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Ghamal (136) may also be a first name.
Ghamal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ghamal Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ghamal (Hindi: घमल, Marathi: घमाळ, Oriya: ଘମଳ) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghamal? popularity and diffusion
It is the 704,927th most numerous last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,476,129 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Ghamal live; 96 percent live in South Asia and 95 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Ghamal is also the 794,286th most numerous forename internationally. It is borne by 136 people.
Ghamal is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 322 people, or 1 in 2,382,191. In India it is primarily found in: Gujarat, where 95 percent live, Maharashtra, where 5 percent live and Delhi, where 0 percent live. Without taking into account India this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Nepal, where 18 percent live and Indonesia, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ghamal Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ghamal in the Oriya language | ||
| ଘମଳ | ghamala | - |
| Ghamal in the Hindi language | ||
| घमल | ghamala | 66.67 |
| घामल | ghamala | 33.33 |
| Ghamal in the Marathi language | ||
| घमाळ | ghamala | 25 |
| घमल | ghamala | 25 |
| घमाल | ghamala | 16.67 |
| घामाळ | ghamala | 16.67 |
| घामाल | ghamala | 16.67 |
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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 Ghamal
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