Gabawa Surname

540,057th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 595 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Gabawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gabawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines5821:173,94928,177
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gabawa (20) may also be a first name.

Gabawa Last Name Facts

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

Gabawa is found in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Gabawa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gabawa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gabawa is the 540,057th most frequently held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 12,247,976 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Gabawa are found; 97 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 96 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequently occurring first name at a global level It is held by 20 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is held by 582 people, or 1 in 173,949. In The Philippines Gabawa is primarily concentrated in: Western Visayas, where 46 percent are found, Zamboanga Peninsula, where 15 percent are found and Soccsksargen, where 10 percent are found. Beside The Philippines this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found and Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gabawai922/
Gabawad921/
Gabahwa921/
Gabaway921/
Gabawaya863/
Gabaiway863/
Gaibaiwa861/
Gababa83587/
Gabawo832/
Gabawe831/
Gabawy831/
Gobawa831/
Gabaeva77303/
Gaibava77111/
Gabouwa7712/
Gavaway772/
Goubawa772/
Gababah771/
Gabayua771/
Gabaiba771/
Gaybava771/
Gababai771/
Gabavat771/
Gababhai7137/
Gaybaeva7135/
Ghababah711/
Ghababai711/
Gabova674,272/
Gababo67190/
Gababi67170/
Gabhabhai67161/
Gavava67161/
Gabeva6745/
Gaboba6727/
Gobawo6710/
Gabavy676/
Gabowe674/
Gobaba672/
Gababe672/
Gebowa671/
Gabave671/
Gabavo671/
Ghobawash671/
Gabowo671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Gabawa
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