Gabela Surname
Approximately 10,285 people bear this surname
Gabela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 8,420 | 1:6,434 | 825 |
| Ecuador | 954 | 1:16,673 | 2,479 |
| United States | 141 | 1:2,570,631 | 155,955 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 139 | 1:25,442 | 4,166 |
| Spain | 136 | 1:343,765 | 19,825 |
| Croatia | 99 | 1:42,713 | 8,470 |
| Argentina | 94 | 1:454,717 | 34,122 |
| Zimbabwe | 74 | 1:208,625 | 23,867 |
| Cameroon | 59 | 1:352,018 | 31,532 |
| Sweden | 25 | 1:393,870 | 27,867 |
| Colombia | 25 | 1:1,910,963 | 11,972 |
| Philippines | 19 | 1:5,328,328 | 173,877 |
| Mexico | 14 | 1:8,866,158 | 37,743 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Chile | 9 | 1:1,957,386 | 29,026 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Swaziland | 4 | 1:324,550 | 996 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
The alternate forms: Gábela (9) are calculated separately.
Gabela (56) may also be a first name.
Gabela Demographics
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Gabela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gabela Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gabela (Arabic: غابيلا, Marathi: गबेला, Oriya: ଗେବଲା) is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Gábela. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gabela? popularity and diffusion
It is the 49,964th most commonly used surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 708,561 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Gabela are found; 83 percent are found in Southern Africa and 83 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,321,957th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 56 people.
The last name Gabela is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 8,420 people, or 1 in 6,434. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 67 percent reside, Gauteng, where 17 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 10 percent reside. Other than South Africa Gabela exists in 43 countries. It is also common in Ecuador, where 9 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Gabela Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Gabela has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gabela surname expanded 3,525 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Gabela Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Gabela are 16% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 69.23% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Gabela earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 10.31% less than the national average, earning 310,406 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 34.49% less than the national average, earning R 155,688 per year; in Colombia they earn 3.96% less than the national average, earning $21,803,500 COP per year and in United States they earn 8.7% more than the national average, earning $46,905 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gabela Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gabela in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗେବଲା | gebala | - |
| Gabela in the Marathi language | ||
| गबेला | gabela | - |
| Gabela in the Arabic language | ||
| غابيلا | ghabyla | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gabela
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