Gabana Surname
Approximately 2,075 people bear this surname
Gabana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 491 | 1:94,053 | 8,387 |
| Italy | 338 | 1:180,937 | 26,935 |
| Brazil | 288 | 1:743,314 | 27,136 |
| Cameroon | 273 | 1:76,077 | 9,412 |
| Botswana | 270 | 1:8,100 | 1,415 |
| Philippines | 85 | 1:1,191,038 | 93,973 |
| Spain | 78 | 1:599,385 | 28,019 |
| Papua New Guinea | 67 | 1:121,697 | 16,585 |
| Slovakia | 34 | 1:156,954 | 27,796 |
| South Africa | 26 | 1:2,083,758 | 92,464 |
| Canada | 25 | 1:1,473,824 | 101,190 |
| France | 25 | 1:2,656,909 | 193,074 |
| Argentina | 14 | 1:3,053,101 | 127,728 |
| United States | 13 | 1:27,881,456 | 736,413 |
| Uganda | 13 | 1:3,003,021 | 81,551 |
| Colombia | 8 | 1:5,971,759 | 20,087 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
The alternate forms: Gabaña (4) & Gábana (2) are calculated separately.
Gabana (199) may also be a first name.
Gabana Demographics
Gabana Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Gabana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gabana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gabana (Arabic: غاباني, Hindi: शबाना, Marathi: गबाना, Oriya: ଗବନା) occurs most in Kenya. It can also appear as: Gabaña or Gábana. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gabana? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gabana is the 201,006th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 3,512,070 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 52 percent of Gabana are found; 24 percent are found in East Africa and 23 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 642,605th most widespread first name in the world, held by 199 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 491 people, or 1 in 94,053. In Kenya Gabana is most prevalent in: Mandera County, where 61 percent are found, Marsabit County, where 37 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 1 percent are found. Besides Kenya this surname occurs in 29 countries. It is also common in Italy, where 16 percent are found and Brazil, where 14 percent are found.
Gabana Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Gabana last name is primarily Christian (67%) in Kenya.
The amount Gabana earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 80.95% less than the national average, earning R 45,264 per year; in Colombia they earn 13.74% less than the national average, earning $19,584,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 64.95% less than the national average, earning $15,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.74% less than the national average, earning $42,362 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gabana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gabana in the Marathi language | ||
| गबाना | gabana | - |
| Gabana in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗବନା | gabana | 75 |
| ଗବାନା | gabana | 25 |
| Gabana in the Hindi language | ||
| शबाना | sabana | 50 |
| गबाना | gabana | 50 |
| Gabana in the Arabic language | ||
| غاباني | ghabany | - |
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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 Gabana
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