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Where Does The Last Name Gobey Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Gobey (Russian: Гобей) has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gobey? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Gobey is the 281,430^th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 5,315,497 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 57 percent of Gobey live; 55 percent live in Southern Africa and 55 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Gobey is also the 461,021^st most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 357 people.

Gobey is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 720 people, or 1 in 75,247. In South Africa Gobey is mostly concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 38 percent live, Gauteng, where 30 percent live and Western Cape, where 15 percent live. Outside of South Africa this last name is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in England, where 28 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 7 percent live.

Gobey Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Gobey has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Gobey surname grew 174 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 177 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gobey Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Gobey surname are 7.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.85% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gobey earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 76.75% more than the national average, earning R 420,024 per year; in United States they earn 21.84% more than the national average, earning $52,571 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.15% more than the national average, earning $56,715 CAD per year.