Gobezay Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Gobezay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gobezay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia361:2,709,6188,935
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Gobezay Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gobezay occurs more in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gobezay? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,141,416th most widely held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Gobezay reside; 92 percent reside in East Africa and 92 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa.

The surname Gobezay is most frequently occurring in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 2,709,618. Without taking into account Ethiopia Gobezay exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 3 percent reside and Sweden, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gobeza9219/
Ngobeza86534/
Gobezai869/
Obezayo864/
Gobieza861/
Gobezye861/
Gobezea861/
Obeza839/
Ngobheza804/
Gobeze776,472/
Goboza77623/
Oubeza77170/
Gubeza77132/
Gobozy777/
Gebeza776/
Gobesa775/
Gobesy775/
Gabeza774/
Gobaza774/
Obejay772/
Gobeja772/
Obeeza772/
Obezas771/
Gobasy771/
Ngabezaya751/
Gobezie716,486/
Oubezza71276/
Ngobesa71158/
Gobhoza71121/
Gobeaja7181/
Gobeajă7137/
Ngobeze7119/
Gobessa7116/
Gobizia717/
Gobayce716/
Gaberza715/
Ngobezi715/
Gabesay713/
Ngubeza713/
Gooboza713/
Gobadza711/
Gouveza711/
Gobiesa711/
Gubheza711/
Gobaisy711/
Gubieza711/
Gobizey711/
Gobecha711/
Gobazai711/
Obezuyo711/
Ngoveza711/
Kgobesa711/
Abeza672,224/
Obeja671,302/
Obeze67196/
Obiza67191/
Obesa67147/
Obeca679/
Gobissay678/
Gobezoue676/
Ghobijay676/
Obezi675/
Obesy673/
Ghebezza671/
Goubeyze671/
Goubeize671/
Ngobessa671/
Abezy671/
Nngobesa671/
Gobhodza671/
Gobaysip671/
Goobhoza671/
Obexy671/

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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 Gobezay
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