Gobeni Surname

311,995th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,206 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Gobeni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gobeni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,1991:45,1865,776
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718

Gobeni Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gobeni occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gobeni? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 311,995th most commonly occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,042,741 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gobeni are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,199 people, or 1 in 45,186. In South Africa Gobeni is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 55 percent reside, Western Cape, where 22 percent reside and Gauteng, where 9 percent reside. Barring South Africa this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Gobeni Last Name Statistics demography

Gobeni earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 40.44% less than the national average, earning R 141,540 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gobeeni923/
Gobenie921/
Gobheni921/
Hgobeni921/
Nghobeni8611/
Ngoobeni861/
Ngobenei861/
Ngobenii861/
Gobena8325,777/
Gabeni83294/
Gobene8345/
Gobbini771,225/
Ngobene771,220/
Gabenis7749/
Gobeane7731/
Gobener7715/
Ngobini775/
Goubena775/
Gobenez773/
Ngobeny772/
Goveani772/
Gobegne771/
Hgabeni771/
Gabenio771/
Ghobini771/
Gonpeni771/
Gaubeni771/
Gobiniy771/
Ghabeni771/
Gobeń731/
Ngoubene7128/
Ngoboini714/
Gouveeni711/
Goubiene711/
Gosbener711/
Gabheniy711/
Ngobingi711/
Gobenesh711/
Ghobaini711/
Ghabenis711/
Govene6714,893/
Gabini67773/
Gabena6782/
Gobine6727/
Gabenisch6726/
Goveny678/
Gabene677/
Gobiņa672/

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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 Gobeni
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