Gababa Surname

545,543rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 587 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Gababa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gababa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5481:84,2707,732
Ethiopia251:3,901,85010,182
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Gababa (586) may also be a first name.

Gababa Last Name Facts

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

Gababa (Oriya: ଗବବା) is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gababa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 545,543rd most frequently held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,414,899 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Gababa reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in Cushitic Africa. Gababa is also the 345,673rd most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 586 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 548 people, or 1 in 84,270. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Marsabit County, where 76 percent are found, Isiolo County, where 23 percent are found and Garissa County, where 0 percent are found. Aside from Kenya it occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 4 percent are found and Somalia, where 1 percent are found.

Gababa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Muslim (86%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngababa9220/
Kgababa9217/
Gababat922/
Gababai921/
Gabaiba921/
Gababah921/
Ababa9112,767/
Gabatbat86405/
Gababhai8637/
Ghababai861/
Gausbaba861/
Ghababah861/
Ağbaba831,869/
Ababat83871/
Hababa83706/
Gabawa83595/
Ahbaba83256/
Ababas83191/
Gababo83190/
Ababay83172/
Gababi83170/
Aybaba83148/
Aïbaba83135/
Aibaba83102/
Ababai8385/
Abaaba8351/
Abaiba8351/
Ajbaba8328/
Gaboba8327/
Ababah8314/
Ababad8310/
Gebaba8310/
Abayba839/
Ababea838/
Aababa832/
Gababe832/
Gobaba832/
Asbaba831/
Ababga831/
Ababoa831/
Eababa831/
Ababau831/
Gabhabhai80161/
Ghaibabad801/
Hababah771,897/
Gaibava77111/
Gababoi7740/
Ağababa7735/
Hajbaba7727/
Ababhai7722/
Aitbaba7710/
Abahbah779/
Abahaba777/
Habaiba776/
Abatbay774/
Abaibat774/
Ababach774/
Gabouba773/
Ahababa773/
Gabooba773/
Abaybay773/
Ajbabai773/
Gabawai772/
Gababui772/
Gabavat771/
Gabaway771/
Gavabha771/
Ababaas771/
Ababash771/
Abatbai771/
Aababas771/
Hababas771/
Abaabaa771/
Hababat771/
Ngobaba771/
Gaybava771/
Gosbaba771/
Gobaiba771/
Hababay771/
Haibaba771/
Gabahwa771/
Gabawad771/
Gabayua771/
Aibabas771/
Abaibah771/
Abaibai771/
Ahbabah771/
Ghebaba771/
Gababayova754/
Ababo736,674/
Obaba73387/
Aboba7383/
Abava738/
Hajbabai71300/
Habaybay71159/
Abhabhai71114/
Habahaba7181/
Gabaybayova7117/
Gebabhai7110/
Gavabhai717/
Hababhai714/
Gabaiway713/
Gobabhai711/
Gousbaba711/
Ahababaj711/
Ghabouba711/
Ha'ababa711/
Ghobabat711/
Gaibaiwa711/
Gababoot711/
Abouba6713,264/
Ababou677,189/
Ababei674,994/
Gabova674,272/
Gabobe672,068/
Gawawa67367/
Haboba67262/
Oubaba67240/
Gavava67161/
Ababey67122/
Aboyba6742/
Hababo6718/
Ababoh6716/
Ababoo6714/
Gavabe6712/
Abeiba6710/
Ahbabo6710/
Abobaz678/
Gabobo676/
Gabavy676/
Gavabi675/
Abuoba673/
Abaibo673/
Habava673/
Abavea672/
Obaiba672/
Hobaba672/
Abooba672/
Aboiba672/
Gabawo672/
Gobabe672/
Abobay672/
Habhaibai671/
Gabave671/
Ghobabhai671/
Abavaj671/
Ababoy671/
Obabau671/
Asbabo671/
Gebabo671/
Obgaba671/
Abaabo671/
Obabas671/
Aababo671/
Gashbasbi671/
Gobabi671/
Gobawa671/
Gabobé671/
Abaiva671/
Ababod671/
Abeyba671/
Abobas671/
Abobau671/
Abobad671/
Gobaby671/
Gabavo671/
Gowaba671/
Abobai671/
Abavaa671/

Gababa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gababa in the Oriya language
ଗବବାgababa-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gababa
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