Gaba Surname
Approximately 37,324 people bear this surname
Gaba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 9,953 | 1:77,069 | 5,223 |
| Togo | 4,830 | 1:1,501 | 152 |
| South Africa | 3,201 | 1:16,925 | 2,128 |
| Ghana | 1,940 | 1:13,928 | 1,803 |
| Nigeria | 1,767 | 1:100,251 | 6,823 |
| Philippines | 1,740 | 1:58,183 | 9,770 |
| Benin | 1,545 | 1:6,690 | 922 |
| Mali | 1,420 | 1:11,950 | 576 |
| Ivory Coast | 1,308 | 1:17,639 | 1,363 |
| Cameroon | 1,143 | 1:18,171 | 2,482 |
| United States | 943 | 1:384,368 | 33,876 |
| Algeria | 647 | 1:59,709 | 10,005 |
| DR Congo | 643 | 1:114,898 | 12,589 |
| Pakistan | 555 | 1:321,881 | 6,576 |
| Indonesia | 533 | 1:248,122 | 22,684 |
| Zimbabwe | 486 | 1:31,766 | 4,907 |
| Saudi Arabia | 437 | 1:70,608 | 10,708 |
| Chad | 385 | 1:35,304 | 4,109 |
| Papua New Guinea | 365 | 1:22,339 | 2,422 |
| Albania | 289 | 1:10,083 | 1,901 |
| Niger | 251 | 1:76,462 | 3,364 |
| France | 238 | 1:279,087 | 42,874 |
| Uganda | 221 | 1:176,648 | 14,830 |
| England | 205 | 1:271,795 | 21,381 |
| Canada | 203 | 1:181,505 | 18,050 |
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| Denmark | 161 | 1:35,060 | 3,643 |
| Tanzania | 140 | 1:378,154 | 27,501 |
| Russia | 130 | 1:1,108,639 | 83,013 |
| Djibouti | 125 | 1:7,319 | 508 |
| Poland | 117 | 1:324,861 | 37,737 |
| Botswana | 99 | 1:22,090 | 4,408 |
| Brazil | 92 | 1:2,326,895 | 71,923 |
| Iran | 64 | 1:1,199,727 | 51,798 |
| Argentina | 63 | 1:678,467 | 46,871 |
| Taiwan | 58 | 1:404,220 | 3,133 |
| Thailand | 57 | 1:1,239,269 | 179,534 |
| Belarus | 52 | 1:182,713 | 23,870 |
| United Arab Emirates | 51 | 1:179,652 | 12,842 |
| Australia | 49 | 1:550,933 | 40,757 |
| Haiti | 42 | 1:254,379 | 8,875 |
| Israel | 41 | 1:208,723 | 20,048 |
| Spain | 41 | 1:1,140,294 | 40,056 |
| Austria | 36 | 1:236,540 | 28,356 |
| Burkina Faso | 32 | 1:573,503 | 7,444 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| Ecuador | 28 | 1:568,066 | 11,415 |
| Germany | 26 | 1:3,096,364 | 143,912 |
| Greece | 26 | 1:426,146 | 56,152 |
| Turkey | 26 | 1:2,993,132 | 85,930 |
| Lithuania | 25 | 1:121,384 | 14,277 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| New Zealand | 23 | 1:196,884 | 20,367 |
| Kazakhstan | 21 | 1:842,024 | 52,736 |
| Uruguay | 19 | 1:180,619 | 14,948 |
| Italy | 17 | 1:3,597,452 | 102,597 |
| Senegal | 17 | 1:857,608 | 2,905 |
| Liberia | 15 | 1:293,902 | 16,977 |
| Congo | 10 | 1:498,910 | 11,250 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Slovakia | 9 | 1:592,939 | 64,129 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Belgium | 6 | 1:1,916,107 | 103,447 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Peru | 6 | 1:5,297,354 | 36,458 |
| Romania | 5 | 1:4,015,574 | 58,306 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| South Sudan | 4 | 1:2,853,769 | 1,758 |
| Georgia | 3 | 1:1,248,515 | 28,066 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Abkhazia | 1 | 1:242,865 | 5,354 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
The alternate forms: Gába (250) & Gabà (2) are calculated separately.
Gaba (6,230) may also be a first name.
Gaba Demographics
Gaba Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
in Russia
Gaba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gaba Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gaba (Arabic: غبا, Georgian: გაბა, Hindi: गाबा, Marathi: गबा, Oriya: ଗାବା, Russian: Габа, Tibetan: དགའ་བ།) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Gába or Gabà. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gaba? popularity and diffusion
Gaba is the 14,924th most frequently held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 195,251 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 54 percent of Gaba live; 36 percent live in West Africa and 29 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gaba is also the 83,640th most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 6,230 people.
The last name is most frequent in India, where it is carried by 9,953 people, or 1 in 77,069. In India it is most prevalent in: Delhi, where 29 percent are found, Haryana, where 24 percent are found and Punjab, where 17 percent are found. Besides India Gaba is found in 104 countries. It is also common in Togo, where 13 percent are found and South Africa, where 9 percent are found.
Gaba Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Gaba has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gaba surname rose 11,788 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 20,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gaba Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Gaba surname is primarily Orthodox (50%) in Russia, Christian (38%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (85%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Gaba surname are 35.99% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 89.22% being registered with the political party.
The amount Gaba earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 41.64% less than the national average, earning R 138,684 per year; in United States they earn 11.84% more than the national average, earning $48,256 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.89% more than the national average, earning $50,125 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gaba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gaba in the Georgian language | ||
| გაბა | gaba | - |
| Gaba in the Hindi language | ||
| गाबा | gaba | 82.14 |
| गबा | gaba | 17.16 |
| गावा | gava | 0.33 |
| गाभा | gabha | 0.11 |
| गब | gaba | 0.05 |
| Gaba in the Marathi language | ||
| गबा | gaba | 78.51 |
| गाबा | gaba | 21.49 |
| Gaba in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗାବା | gaba | 51.85 |
| ଗବା | gaba | 25.93 |
| ଗବ | gaba | 18.52 |
| େଗବ | egaba | 3.7 |
| Gaba in the Tibetan language | ||
| དགའ་བ། | gawa | 33.33 |
| སྒར་པ། | garpa | 33.33 |
| དགའ་འབའ། | gaba | 33.33 |
| Gaba in the Russian language | ||
| Габа | gaba | - |
| Gaba in the Arabic language | ||
| غبا | ghba | - |
| غابـي | ghaby | - |
| غابا | ghaba | - |
| غابي | ghaby | - |
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Footnotes
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