Gabwa Surname
Approximately 167 people bear this surname
Gabwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 64 | 1:827,213 | 43,161 |
| Uganda | 48 | 1:813,318 | 38,363 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
Gabwa (11) may also be a first name.
Gabwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gabwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gabwa is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gabwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gabwa is the 1,338,236th most frequent family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 43,637,999 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Gabwa live; 67 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Gabwa is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 11 people.
Gabwa is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 64 people, or 1 in 827,213. In Tanzania Gabwa is most numerous in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 86 percent live and Pwani Region, where 14 percent live. Not including Tanzania it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 29 percent live and The DR Congo, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gabwah | 91 | 9 | / |
| Gabway | 91 | 4 | / |
| Gabwat | 91 | 3 | / |
| Ghabwa | 91 | 3 | / |
| Gabwach | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ng'abwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ngaabwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ngabwah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gabba | 80 | 2,475 | / |
| Gabua | 80 | 998 | / |
| Gabwe | 80 | 95 | / |
| Gapwa | 80 | 38 | / |
| Gabwi | 80 | 24 | / |
| Gebwa | 80 | 11 | / |
| Gobwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ngahabwa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Gabuat | 73 | 2,886 | / |
| Gabbay | 73 | 1,576 | / |
| Ngabua | 73 | 937 | / |
| Gabuay | 73 | 778 | / |
| Gabbai | 73 | 519 | / |
| Gaybba | 73 | 206 | / |
| Gobway | 73 | 39 | / |
| Ghabba | 73 | 5 | / |
| Gebway | 73 | 5 | / |
| Gabbaï | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gabuad | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ngabwi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gapwah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gaabwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gabuah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ghavwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ggabwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gaubba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gabweh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gabbau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngampwa | 67 | 41 | / |
| Ng'obwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gabuhay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gabuhat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngabuah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gabwood | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Gabwa
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