Gobeya Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Gobeya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 24 | 1:643,260 | 47,966 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
Gobeya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gobeya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gobeya is most common in Zimbabwe. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gobeya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,882,373rd most frequently occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Gobeya are found; 92 percent are found in Southern Africa and 92 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 643,260. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Masvingo Province, where 63 percent reside, Manicaland Province, where 29 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 4 percent reside. Beside Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 4 percent reside and Peru, where 4 percent reside.
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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 Gobeya
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