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    The surname Gama

    A surname, carried by 4,513 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex G500

    Gama: #7,383 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Gama #7,383, 4,513 people Gama: #7,383 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Gama #7,383, 4,513 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gama is more common than 95.4% of them.

    Origin

    From Portuguese Gama.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 4,513 people named Gama in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 68,412 Americans. That is up 46% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,097.

    #7,383
    rank among US surnames
    4,513
    people in 2010
    1.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +45.7%
    change since 2000 (was #9,630)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #7,380Dabbs4,51668,367
    #7,381Bhatia4,51568,382
    #7,382Schlabach4,51468,397
    #7,383Gama4,51368,412
    #7,384Shanley4,51168,443
    #7,386McCowan4,51068,458

    Who is named Gama

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    78% of people named Gama identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 15% as white (not Hispanic) and 4.2% as Black (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 78%
    • White (not Hispanic) 15%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 4.2%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 2.6%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Gamas

    6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Luiz Gama
      Brazilian lawyer, poet, abolitionist and journalist (1830-1882)
    • Alexandre Gama
      Brazilian association football manager, born 1968
    • Rufino Gama
      Association football player, born 1998
    • Eliziane Gama
      Brazilian politician and journalist, born 1977
    • Júlia Gama
      Brazilian model, born 1993
    • Bebeto
      Brazilian association football player, born 1964

    Notable Gamas come mostly from Brazil (5) and Timor-Leste (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Gama

    Gama has the Soundex code G500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G500.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Gama come from?
    From Portuguese Gama.
    How common is the surname Gama?
    4,513 people in the United States had the surname Gama in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 68,412 Americans. It ranked 7,383rd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Gama?
    In the 2010 Census, 78% of people named Gama identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 15% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Gama?
    Luiz Gama, Brazilian lawyer, poet, abolitionist and journalist (1830-1882), followed by Alexandre Gama.
    Where is the surname Gama most common?
    Wikidata records people named Gama in Brazil and Timor-Leste.
    Is the surname Gama getting more or less common?
    More common. 3,097 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,513 in 2010, up 46%.