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
Average Male Gaba Height
173.54 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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 more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Gába or Gabà. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gaba? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gaba is the 14,924th most numerous family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 195,251 people. The surname Gaba occurs mostly 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 frequently used given name worldwide It is held by 6,230 people.
Gaba is most common in India, where it is borne by 9,953 people, or 1 in 77,069. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Delhi, where 29 percent reside, Haryana, where 24 percent reside and Punjab, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account India Gaba is found in 104 countries. It is also common in Togo, where 13 percent reside and South Africa, where 9 percent reside.
Gaba Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Gaba has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gaba surname increased 11,788 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 20,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gaba Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Orthodox (50%) in Russia, Christian (38%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (85%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Gaba are 35.99% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 89.22% registered to vote for the 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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