Gaoab Surname
Approximately 68 people bear this surname
Gaoab Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 67 | 1:35,961 | 5,106 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Gaoab Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gaoab Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gaoab is carried by more people in Namibia than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Gaoab click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gaoab? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gaoab is the 2,312,869th most commonly used last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Gaoab are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most numerous in Namibia, where it is borne by 67 people, or 1 in 35,961. In Namibia Gaoab is mostly concentrated in: Erongo Region, where 90 percent are found, Khomas Region, where 6 percent are found and Hardap Region, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Namibia this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Brazil, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghaouab | 83 | 1 | / |
| Aouab | 80 | 253 | / |
| Aohab | 80 | 18 | / |
| Auoab | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ayyoab | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ahoaib | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aohaib | 73 | 1 | / |
| Haouab | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aoap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aoav | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aauab | 60 | 1 | / |
| Aauob | 60 | 1 | / |
| Ayyoob | 55 | 1,868 | / |
| Aiyoob | 55 | 24 | / |
| Auuoob | 55 | 3 | / |
| Ayyaob | 55 | 2 | / |
| Ayioob | 55 | 1 | / |
| Ahuoob | 55 | 1 | / |
| Ouahhab | 50 | 174 | / |
| Ouaaoub | 50 | 9 | / |
| Aayyoob | 50 | 6 | / |
| Ouahoub | 50 | 4 | / |
| Ayyaoub | 50 | 1 | / |
| Aayouob | 50 | 1 | / |
| Haijaob | 50 | 1 | / |
| Hayyoob | 50 | 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 Gaoab
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