Gobban Surname

129,095th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,507 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Gobban Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gobban Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen3,0331:8,7131,126
Iraq3201:109,4433,199
Jordan1031:85,8496,588
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
Syria141:1,378,6447,647
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

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

The last name Gobban is most common in Yemen. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gobban? popularity and diffusion

It is the 129,095th most commonly occurring family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 2,078,000 people. The surname Gobban occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Gobban live; 100 percent live in West Asia and 88 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 2,608,198th most commonly used first name globally, held by 18 people.

Gobban is most widespread in Yemen, where it is borne by 3,033 people, or 1 in 8,713. In Yemen it is most common in: Hadramaut Governorate, where 58 percent live, Shabwah Governorate, where 12 percent live and Lahij Governorate, where 9 percent live. Aside from Yemen this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Iraq, where 9 percent live and Jordan, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gobbane921/
Obban911/
Hobban83197/
Gabban83118/
Gobwan8315/
Gubban837/
Obband831/
Gobvan831/
Uobban831/
Gobbon830/
Gebban830/
Ghabban77693/
Houbban77468/
Hobbane775/
Gabbane772/
Obbatin771/
Gabbaan771/
Ousbban771/
Abban7326,066/
Obbon731/
Obbam731/
Houbbane71583/
Abbane672,022/
Abbang671,136/
Gofwan67711/
Gabuan67538/
Habban67514/
Abband6762/
Abbain6743/
Hovban6722/
Obboon6717/
Gubbam677/
Gabbon675/
Gabbam674/
Gabbanova673/
Abbaan672/
Abbann672/
Gabbasing672/
Obbong671/
Abbasn671/
Gavban671/
Obvaan671/
Aabban671/
Hobbon671/
Gebbon670/

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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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