Gabobe Surname

201,602nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,068 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somaliland
Highest density in:
Somaliland

Gabobe Surname User-submission:

The Gabobe surname means 'freedom lover', 'joyful, hard worker'.

Gabobe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somaliland1,5561:2,249262
Somalia4901:27,4531,466
Kenya81:5,772,48850,256
Djibouti41:228,733966
England41:13,929,515290,718
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
France11:66,422,722504,397
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Gabobé (1) are calculated separately.

Gabobe Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Gabobe surname means 'freedom lover', 'joyful, hard worker'.

- hansolo15

Gabobe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gabobe is found in Somaliland more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Gabobé. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gabobe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 201,602nd most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 3,523,958 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gabobe reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in Cushitic Africa.

This surname is most widely held in Somaliland, where it is carried by 1,556 people, or 1 in 2,249. Barring Somaliland this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Somalia, where 24 percent are found and Kenya, where 0 percent are found.

Gabobe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Gabobe surname is primarily Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Gabobeh92129/
Gaboube921/
Abobe9126/
Ghaboube861/
Aboube83284/
Aabobe8334/
Gaboba8327/
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Gabowe834/
Abobje834/
Gababe832/
Gabube831/
Abobie831/
Aibobe831/
Abober831/
Gebobe831/
Gobobe831/
Habobe831/
Gabower7729/
Gaboubi7710/
Abouber775/
Gobobeh774/
Haboube773/
Gabouba773/
Gabooba773/
Geboube772/
Aboubie771/
Aboubea771/
Ngobobe771/
Abobeih771/
Abosbea771/
Ababe732,361/
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Aboby73447/
Above73214/
Obobe73147/
Aboba7383/
Ghaboubi71375/
Abuobeid71279/
Abouhbeh7113/
Abuobead718/
Abuobeed711/
Abobaaye711/
Ghabouwe711/
Ghabouba711/
Gaybower710/
Abouba6713,264/
Ababei674,994/
Aboubi67661/
Gababa67587/
Haboba67262/
Gababi67170/
Ababey67122/
Oboube6768/
Gabuba6754/
Aboyba6742/
Ababie6740/
Gabuve6719/
Hababe6714/
Haboby6712/
Gavabe6712/
Gebobi6712/
Ababea678/
Obgobe677/
Habobi675/
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Ababet674/
Obobee673/
Abuoba673/
Gobobi672/
Abobio672/
Ababeh672/
Abovei672/
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Abouhbeis672/
Aboiba672/
Abobay672/
Gobabe672/
Gobave671/
Abuobi671/
Ababed671/
Abouby671/
Aboobi671/
Gabawe671/
Gowabe671/
Gabovy671/
Gawabe671/
Gabave671/
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