Ghambir Surname

866,642nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 313 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Ghambir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghambir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan1981:902,24212,252
India951:8,074,372169,494
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
France21:33,211,361423,184
England11:55,718,059489,080

Ghambir (133) may also be a first name.

Ghambir Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ghambir (Hindi: घम्बीर, Marathi: गंभीर) is found most frequently in Pakistan. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghambir? popularity and diffusion

Ghambir is the 866,642nd most widely held surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 23,282,894 people. The last name Ghambir is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Ghambir are found; 94 percent are found in South Asia and 63 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Ghambir is also the 804,402nd most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 133 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Pakistan, where it is borne by 198 people, or 1 in 902,242. In Pakistan Ghambir is mostly found in: Sindh, where 99 percent live and Punjab, where 1 percent live. Other than Pakistan this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in India, where 30 percent live and Thailand, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghambhir93158/
Ghambire931/
Gambir92468/
Ghambhire8813/
Gambhir8615,265/
Gambier864,964/
Gambire8668/
Ghamber8631/
Ghanbir8618/
Ngambir8616/
Gamhbir862/
Gamboir862/
Gambair862/
Gambhire806,303/
Ghanbhir80141/
Ghambeer8013/
Ganmbhir809/
Gammbhir808/
Gambhair804/
Gambhier802/
Ghambher801/
Ngambhir801/
Gambhirr801/
Gamhbire801/
Ngambair801/
Gamber772,866/
Gembir7758/
Ganbir7742/
Gamvir778/
Gombir771/
Ghambheer7518/
Gambirova7510/
Gammbhire751/
Ganmbhire751/
Gambert71882/
Gambeer71597/
Gambere71449/
Gambher7121/
Gombeir7120/
Ganboir7112/
Ganbier716/
Ghomber712/
Gombhir712/
Ganbair711/
Gembhir711/
Ghanber711/
Ganmber711/
Gamberd711/
Ngamber711/
Goumbir711/
Gombair711/
Gambheer67216/
Gambhere6720/
Ghanbeer673/
Gahnbhir671/
Ghamwere671/

Ghambir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ghambir in the Hindi language
घम्बीरghambira-
Ghambir in the Marathi language
गंभीरgambhira-

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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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  • 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 Ghambir
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