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 held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gobanya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 417,776th most numerous surname globally, borne by around 1 in 8,759,070 people. This surname occurs mostly 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 commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 763 people, or 1 in 69,386. In Tanzania Gobanya is most common in: Kigoma Region, where 71 percent live, Tabora Region, where 29 percent live and Arusha Region, where 0 percent live. Other than Tanzania this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Israel, where 8 percent live.
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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