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 occurs most in Yemen. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gobban? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gobban is the 129,095th most frequently occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,078,000 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Gobban reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 88 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 2,608,198th most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 18 people.
The surname Gobban is most prevalent in Yemen, where it is carried by 3,033 people, or 1 in 8,713. In Yemen Gobban is most common in: Hadramaut Governorate, where 58 percent reside, Shabwah Governorate, where 12 percent reside and Lahij Governorate, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Yemen it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 9 percent reside and Jordan, where 3 percent reside.
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
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- 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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