Gadebe Surname

314,252nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,195 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Gadebe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gadebe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,1821:45,8365,853
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Lesotho41:508,14018,568
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

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

Gadebe (11) may also be a first name.

Gadebe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gadebe is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Gadebé. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gadebe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 314,252nd most prevalent surname globally, borne by around 1 in 6,098,365 people. The last name Gadebe is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gadebe are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Gadebe is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 11 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 1,182 people, or 1 in 45,836. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 37 percent are found, Limpopo, where 30 percent are found and North West, where 18 percent are found. Aside from South Africa this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 0 percent are found and Lesotho, where 0 percent are found.

Gadebe Last Name Statistics demography

Gadebe earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 38.54% less than the national average, earning R 146,052 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gadebé941/
Ngadebe923/
Kgadebe923/
Gadeber921/
Adebe911,089/
Hadebe8365,852/
Godebe83121/
Gadabe83120/
Adiebe8325/
Adebee8318/
Adebge8317/
Adebei8312/
Gadeba836/
Adebey836/
Gadeve834/
Adeibe834/
Gadibe833/
Gadobe833/
Adeebe833/
Adhebe832/
Adebje831/
Adeube831/
Gedebe831/
Gadeby831/
Adgebe831/
Gadeeva77561/
Adebeej7727/
Audebes7726/
Audeber7722/
Hadhebe7718/
Audebet7716/
Ngadibe7713/
Aidhebe7710/
Ngodebe779/
Haidebe776/
Gadhabe775/
Adeebee775/
Adebåge775/
Godebey775/
Ahadebe774/
Adebeer774/
Adebest773/
Ghadeve771/
Gadheve771/
Gadhewe771/
Haddebe771/
Adiebie771/
Ghadabe771/
Adebije771/
Adeubee771/
Hadebeh771/
Gadebai771/
Gadebay771/
Hhadebe771/
Hadebhe771/
Gadesby770/
Gadiber770/
Adibe735,349/
Adeba732,964/
Adebi73360/
Odebe73202/
Adeve7318/
Adeby7310/
Adjbe731/
Gadebois71113/
Gaydeeva7111/
Adebieyi712/
Gedeibie712/
Gadehoue712/
Goodebey711/
Adeboije711/
Gaudabej711/
Ghadeeva711/
Gahadabe711/
Adeeba67731/
Ağdeve67396/
Adebyo67303/
Godabe67300/
Godobe67216/
Gadabi67107/
Adebay6780/
Adebis6763/
Aidibe6751/
Godeby6750/
Gadiba6748/
Gadevi6747/
Adeboi6735/
Gadiwe6735/
Adebaa6732/
Adebyi6726/
Adebiy6725/
Gadobi6725/
Adeboa6718/
Adebii6717/
Adibea6714/
Hadebi6712/
Adibet6711/
Adeboy679/
Adivee678/
Aadeba678/
Hadeba678/
Gadewa677/
Adibeh676/
Adeebi676/
Adibes676/
Adaibe675/
Adebai675/
Adebhi675/
Godebi675/
Adeabi674/
Gadive674/
Hadeve673/
Adeaba673/
Godeve673/
Adeiba673/
Adebui673/
Adieba673/
Addibe673/
Adeyba673/
Godewe673/
Addebi673/
Ghadheiba672/
Adheve672/
Adebaj672/
Adeaby672/
Hadeby672/
Addeba672/
Godibe671/
Gedebi671/
Gadibi671/
Adeevi671/
Aidebi671/
Adiobe671/
Adeubi671/
Odeybe671/
Odebee671/
Oudebe671/
Odiebe671/
Odebie671/
Ngodeabey671/
Odeber671/
Gedibe671/
Godeba671/
Eidebe671/
Adibed671/
Adibey671/
Adiebi671/
Adjber671/
Hodebe671/
Hadibe671/
Gedobe671/
Adiber671/
Adebij671/
Adebiz671/

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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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  • 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 Gadebe
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