Gobanya Surname
Approximately 832 people bear this surname
Gobanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 763 | 1:69,386 | 7,318 |
| Israel | 69 | 1:124,024 | 13,566 |
Gobanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gobanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gobanya (Marathi: गोबन्या) is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gobanya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 417,776th most commonly held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 8,759,070 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Gobanya live; 92 percent live in East Africa and 92 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 763 people, or 1 in 69,386. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Kigoma Region, where 71 percent are found, Tabora Region, where 29 percent are found and Arusha Region, where 0 percent are found. Not including Tanzania this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Israel, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obanya | 92 | 1,070 | / |
| Gobonya | 86 | 8 | / |
| Gubanya | 86 | 5 | / |
| Gabanya | 86 | 5 | / |
| Gobanja | 86 | 1 | / |
| Obasnya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Obannya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Obanyas | 86 | 0 | / |
| Gobhania | 80 | 3 | / |
| Gonpanya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngabanya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gubanyah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Abanya | 77 | 803 | / |
| Obania | 77 | 349 | / |
| Obonya | 77 | 87 | / |
| Obanyo | 77 | 14 | / |
| Obanja | 77 | 14 | / |
| Ovanya | 77 | 8 | / |
| Obanea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wangabanya | 71 | 202 | / |
| Gawanya | 71 | 108 | / |
| Obangia | 71 | 27 | / |
| Gabanha | 71 | 20 | / |
| Onpanya | 71 | 16 | / |
| Gubanja | 71 | 5 | / |
| Oubania | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obaneha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obeanyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gubania | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obannia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obotnya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Guvanya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gavanya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngh'ubanya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ng'hubanya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gabania | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obaña | 67 | 2,741 | / |
| Ngobanio | 67 | 46 | / |
| Obotnyah | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gowaneea | 67 | 6 | / |
| Asbaanya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Abanyayi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ounpanya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Govgania | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hompanya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oonpanya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gabanias | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gawganya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obonaiya | 67 | 1 | / |
Gobanya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gobanya in the Marathi language | ||
| गोबन्या | goban'ya | - |
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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 Gobanya
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