Gámiz Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Gámiz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gámiz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain521:899,07835,195
Mexico151:8,275,08036,578
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
Peru11:31,784,12364,452

The alternate forms: Gamiz (5,631) & Gàmiz (4) are calculated separately.

Gámiz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gámiz is more frequently found in Spain than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Gamiz or Gàmiz. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gámiz? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,185,341st most widespread last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. Gámiz occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Gámiz reside; 69 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 69 percent reside in Iberian Europe.

The surname Gámiz is most widely held in Spain, where it is borne by 52 people, or 1 in 899,078. In Spain it is primarily found in: Andalusia, where 50 percent reside, Catalonia, where 33 percent reside and Madrid, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Spain Gámiz is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 20 percent reside and Argentina, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gamiz935,631/
Gàmiz934/
Gámez80729/
Gomiz80727/
Gómiz8015/
Gomiez736/
Gomeiz734/
Gamiez731/
Ghamiz731/
Ghamgiz671/
Ghomaiz671/
Gammiez670/

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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 Gámiz
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