Gobe Surname
Approximately 6,151 people bear this surname
Gobe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 1,449 | 1:67,320 | 6,648 |
| France | 826 | 1:80,415 | 11,375 |
| Ivory Coast | 775 | 1:29,769 | 2,037 |
| South Africa | 540 | 1:100,329 | 12,160 |
| Tanzania | 521 | 1:101,615 | 9,954 |
| Nigeria | 317 | 1:558,810 | 27,182 |
| Papua New Guinea | 284 | 1:28,710 | 3,262 |
| DR Congo | 233 | 1:317,080 | 28,591 |
| Somalia | 196 | 1:68,633 | 2,887 |
| Philippines | 157 | 1:644,829 | 67,939 |
| Botswana | 132 | 1:16,568 | 3,236 |
| India | 115 | 1:6,670,134 | 150,358 |
| Brazil | 113 | 1:1,894,463 | 60,739 |
| Burkina Faso | 86 | 1:213,397 | 4,509 |
| Cameroon | 82 | 1:253,281 | 24,740 |
| United States | 73 | 1:4,965,191 | 254,179 |
| Indonesia | 66 | 1:2,003,776 | 125,554 |
| Solomon Islands | 28 | 1:20,715 | 4,044 |
| Latvia | 26 | 1:78,848 | 11,595 |
| Niger | 21 | 1:913,906 | 20,544 |
| Benin | 19 | 1:543,979 | 34,804 |
| Uganda | 18 | 1:2,168,849 | 67,754 |
| Mozambique | 16 | 1:1,703,848 | 2,274 |
| Kenya | 14 | 1:3,298,564 | 38,706 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Lithuania | 4 | 1:758,647 | 25,175 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
The alternate forms: Göbe (65) & Gobé (51) are calculated separately.
Gobe (3,978) may also be a first name.
Gobe Demographics
Gobe Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Gobe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gobe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gobe (Hindi: गोबे, Marathi: गोबे, Russian: Гобе) is more commonly found in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Göbe or Gobé. For other possible spellings of Gobe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gobe? popularity and diffusion
Gobe is the 79,328th most common family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,184,774 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 68 percent of Gobe reside; 36 percent reside in East Africa and 24 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 110,813th most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 3,978 people.
The last name is most widespread in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 1,449 people, or 1 in 67,320. Beside Ethiopia Gobe exists in 47 countries. It is also common in France, where 13 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 13 percent are found.
Gobe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Gobe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gobe surname expanded 1,460 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Gobe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Gobe surname is predominantly Muslim (50%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Gobe last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.14% registered with the party.
The amount Gobe earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 52.07% less than the national average, earning R 113,904 per year and in United States they earn 38.06% more than the national average, earning $59,570 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gobe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gobe in the Hindi language | ||
| गोबे | gobe | - |
| Gobe in the Marathi language | ||
| गोबे | gobe | - |
| Gobe in the Russian language | ||
| Гобе | gobe | - |
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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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- 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 Gobe
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