Gabagaya Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Gabagaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gabagaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda181:2,168,84967,754
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590

Gabagaya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gabagaya is found most in Uganda. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gabagaya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,798,600th most commonly used last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gabagaya are found; 67 percent are found in East Africa and 67 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 2,168,849. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Namutumba District, where 39 percent live, Masindi District, where 17 percent live and Bugiri District, where 11 percent live. Besides Uganda it is found in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gabangaya941/
Abagaya9330/
Abaghaya8815/
Habagaya8812/
Abagay86105/
Gabaga86104/
Gabagy861/
Gabangaye821/
Abangay8088/
Abagaja8014/
Kgabaga808/
Abagayu807/
Obagaya803/
Abagaye802/
Habagay802/
Abaggay801/
Abaigay801/
Abaygay801/
Abagayo801/
Abogaya801/
Abaga7717,418/
Abagy7713/
Abaigaye7510/
Ghabagae751/
Abhangay751/
Abagha711,978/
Habaga71280/
Abagai7151/
Gabage7140/
Abaaga7133/
Abayga7114/
Aybaga7113/
Abagau7111/
Abagyi718/
Abagoa716/
Abougayad716/
Abagga715/
Aboughaya714/
Abauga714/
Abaiga714/
Abhaga713/
Gabagi712/
Abaguy712/
Avagay712/
Abeaga711/
Abaugy711/
Gaboga711/
Obagaye67360/
Kgabage67236/
Abaggoy67114/
Habagau6749/
Abangai6741/
Gabangi6735/
Gobagha6724/
Abangea6721/
Abougayadh6720/
Abagaji6717/
Haibaga6713/
Ampagay6711/
Abaguey679/
Gabagui679/
Gaibagi678/
Gabouga678/
Gabaghi676/
Obagayo674/
Habagea673/
Gabooga672/
Abogaye672/
Gabhage672/
Gabange672/
Abaagye671/
Abaigha671/
Ghobagy671/
Abaigye671/
Gabages671/
Gaabage671/
Gabaget671/
Gabegaj671/
Abagawe671/
Abangoy671/
Avogaya671/
Asbaghy671/
Abhagye671/
Obagayi671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gabagaya
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