Ghame Surname
Approximately 457 people bear this surname
Ghame Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 383 | 1:2,002,782 | 68,686 |
| Pakistan | 40 | 1:4,466,097 | 30,538 |
| Iran | 20 | 1:3,839,126 | 105,129 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Ghame (545) may also be a first name.
Ghame Demographics
Ghame Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Ghame Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ghame Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ghame (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻗﺎﻣﻪ, Hindi: घमे, Marathi: घमे, Oriya: ଘେମ) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghame? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 658,434th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 15,946,490 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Ghame live; 97 percent live in South Asia and 84 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 360,901st most frequently used given name throughout the world It is held by 545 people.
Ghame is most frequently held in India, where it is carried by 383 people, or 1 in 2,002,782. In India it is most prevalent in: Gujarat, where 62 percent live, Maharashtra, where 38 percent live and Karnataka, where 0 percent live. Aside from India this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 9 percent live and Iran, where 4 percent live.
Ghame Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ghame Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ghame in the Hindi language | ||
| घमे | ghame | - |
| Ghame in the Oriya language | ||
| ଘେମ | ghema | - |
| Ghame in the Marathi language | ||
| घमे | ghame | 91.74 |
| घामे | ghame | 4.59 |
| ग्हामे | g'hame | 0.92 |
| गामे | game | 0.92 |
| गमे | game | 0.92 |
| Ghame in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻗﺎﻣﻪ | qamh | 60 |
| ﻗﺎﻡ | qam | 20 |
| ﻗــﻤﻪ | qmh | 20 |
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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 Ghame
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