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) occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Gababa.

How Common Is The Last Name Gababa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 545,543rd most common last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 12,414,899 people. Gababa occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Gababa are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. Gababa is also the 345,673rd most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 586 people.

It is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 548 people, or 1 in 84,270. In Kenya Gababa is most common in: Marsabit County, where 76 percent reside, Isiolo County, where 23 percent reside and Garissa County, where 0 percent reside. Excluding Kenya it occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 4 percent reside and Somalia, where 1 percent reside.

Gababa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Gababa surname is principally 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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