Gobaw Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Gobaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Gobaw Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia491:1,990,7408,024
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Gobaw (2,196) may also be a first name.

Gobaw Last Name Facts

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

Gobaw occurs more in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Gobaw.

How Common Is The Last Name Gobaw? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,746,821st most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Gobaw reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 159,790th most commonly occurring forename internationally, borne by 2,196 people.

The surname is most numerous in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 49 people, or 1 in 1,990,740. Excluding Ethiopia Gobaw occurs in one country. It is also found in Canada, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goubauw837/
Gabaw805/
Govaw804/
Gebaw801/
Gobow801/
Gobova73204/
Gobayb7317/
Ghobab7316/
Gobhab734/
Gobhav734/
Gabawe731/
Gujbaw731/
Gabgaw731/
Goibova679,639/
Goobafe671/
Goubouw671/
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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 Gobaw
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