Gobanya Surname

417,776th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 832 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Gobanya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gobanya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania7631:69,3867,318
Israel691:124,02413,566

Gobanya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gobanya (Marathi: गोबन्या) has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gobanya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 417,776th most frequently used last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 8,759,070 people. The surname Gobanya is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Gobanya live; 92 percent live in East Africa and 92 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held 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. Aside from Tanzania this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Israel, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obanya921,070/
Gobonya868/
Gubanya865/
Gabanya865/
Gobanja861/
Obasnya861/
Obannya861/
Obanyas860/
Gobhania803/
Gonpanya801/
Ngabanya801/
Gubanyah801/
Abanya77803/
Obania77349/
Obonya7787/
Obanyo7714/
Obanja7714/
Ovanya778/
Obanea771/
Wangabanya71202/
Gawanya71108/
Obangia7127/
Gabanha7120/
Onpanya7116/
Gubanja715/
Oubania711/
Obaneha711/
Obeanyo711/
Gubania711/
Obannia711/
Obotnya711/
Guvanya711/
Gavanya711/
Ngh'ubanya711/
Ng'hubanya711/
Gabania711/
Obaña672,741/
Ngobanio6746/
Obotnyah677/
Gowaneea676/
Asbaanya675/
Abanyayi674/
Ounpanya672/
Govgania672/
Hompanya672/
Oonpanya672/
Gabanias671/
Gawganya671/
Obonaiya671/

Gobanya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gobanya in the Marathi language
गोबन्याgoban'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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