Malam Gama Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Malam Gama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malam Gama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger481:399,83411,128
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204

Malam Gama Last Name Facts

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

Malam Gama is more frequently found in Niger than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Malam Gama? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,506,728th most commonly held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Malam Gama are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 81 percent are found in Chadic Africa.

The surname is most widely held in Niger, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 399,834. In Niger Malam Gama is most common in: Zinder Region, where 60 percent live, Diffa Region, where 35 percent live and Maradi Region, where 2 percent live. Apart from Niger Malam Gama is found in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 19 percent live.

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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 Malam Gama
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