Gabwe Surname
Approximately 95 people bear this surname
Gabwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 47 | 1:441,895 | 37,035 |
| Uganda | 46 | 1:848,680 | 39,357 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Gabwe (19) may also be a first name.
Gabwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gabwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gabwe is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gabwe? popularity and diffusion
Gabwe is the 1,907,068th most commonly used last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 76,711,010 people. The last name Gabwe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gabwe reside; 48 percent reside in East Africa and 48 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Gabwe is also the 2,523,061st most frequently held given name throughout the world, borne by 19 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 47 people, or 1 in 441,895. In Cameroon Gabwe is primarily found in: Far North Region, where 85 percent live, Adamawa Region, where 11 percent live and Centre Region, where 2 percent live. Beside Cameroon this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 48 percent live and Gabon, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaabwe | 91 | 2 | / |
| Ggabwe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gabweh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gabw | 89 | 1 | / |
| Gabbe | 80 | 519 | / |
| Gabwa | 80 | 167 | / |
| Gabwi | 80 | 24 | / |
| Gobwe | 80 | 11 | / |
| Gabue | 80 | 9 | / |
| Ghabw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gavwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gabbey | 73 | 445 | / |
| Gabbei | 73 | 89 | / |
| Ngabue | 73 | 77 | / |
| Gabuet | 73 | 27 | / |
| Gabbeh | 73 | 26 | / |
| Ngobwe | 73 | 21 | / |
| Gaebue | 73 | 17 | / |
| Gaubue | 73 | 12 | / |
| Gaabue | 73 | 7 | / |
| Gabway | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ghabwa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ghabbe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ngabwi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gaboue | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gavbee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gavbey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ghabue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gaybue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gobwer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gabuer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gaubbe | 73 | 0 | / |
| Gasbue | 73 | 0 | / |
| Gaibbe | 73 | 0 | / |
| Gaybueh | 67 | 53 | / |
| Gabouer | 67 | 22 | / |
| Gaavbee | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gabouet | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngahbue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngoibwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngohbwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaubvet | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Gabwe
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