Gobban Surname
Approximately 3,507 people bear this surname
Gobban Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 3,033 | 1:8,713 | 1,126 |
| Iraq | 320 | 1:109,443 | 3,199 |
| Jordan | 103 | 1:85,849 | 6,588 |
| United Arab Emirates | 36 | 1:254,508 | 17,423 |
| Syria | 14 | 1:1,378,644 | 7,647 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
Gobban (18) may also be a first name.
Gobban Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gobban Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gobban is found most frequently in Yemen. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gobban? popularity and diffusion
It is the 129,095th most numerous family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 2,078,000 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Gobban are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 88 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. Gobban is also the 2,608,198th most numerous forename internationally. It is borne by 18 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Yemen, where it is carried by 3,033 people, or 1 in 8,713. In Yemen Gobban is mostly concentrated in: Hadramaut Governorate, where 58 percent are found, Shabwah Governorate, where 12 percent are found and Lahij Governorate, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Yemen it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Iraq, where 9 percent are found and Jordan, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gobbane | 92 | 1 | / |
| Obban | 91 | 1 | / |
| Hobban | 83 | 197 | / |
| Gabban | 83 | 118 | / |
| Gobwan | 83 | 15 | / |
| Gubban | 83 | 7 | / |
| Obband | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gobvan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Uobban | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gobbon | 83 | 0 | / |
| Gebban | 83 | 0 | / |
| Ghabban | 77 | 693 | / |
| Houbban | 77 | 468 | / |
| Hobbane | 77 | 5 | / |
| Gabbane | 77 | 2 | / |
| Obbatin | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gabbaan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ousbban | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abban | 73 | 26,066 | / |
| Obbon | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obbam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Houbbane | 71 | 583 | / |
| Abbane | 67 | 2,022 | / |
| Abbang | 67 | 1,136 | / |
| Gofwan | 67 | 711 | / |
| Gabuan | 67 | 538 | / |
| Habban | 67 | 514 | / |
| Abband | 67 | 62 | / |
| Abbain | 67 | 43 | / |
| Hovban | 67 | 22 | / |
| Obboon | 67 | 17 | / |
| Gubbam | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gabbon | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gabbam | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gabbanova | 67 | 3 | / |
| Abbaan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abbann | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gabbasing | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obbong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abbasn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gavban | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obvaan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aabban | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hobbon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gebbon | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Gobban
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