Gobiya Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Gobiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Gobiya (52) may also be a first name.
Gobiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gobiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gobiya (Hindi: गोबिया, Marathi: गोिबया) is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gobiya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gobiya is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Gobiya live; 60 percent live in Southern Africa and 60 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,381,723rd most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 52 people.
It is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 7,719,120. In Zimbabwe Gobiya is most prevalent in: Manicaland Province, where 50 percent reside and Midlands Province, where 50 percent reside. Apart from Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 20 percent reside and Nigeria, where 20 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gobiya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gobiya in the Hindi language | ||
| गोबिया | gobiya | 71.43 |
| गोबीया | gobiya | 21.43 |
| गोबिय | gobiya | 7.14 |
| Gobiya in the Marathi language | ||
| गोिबया | goibaya | 66.67 |
| गोबीया | gobiya | 33.33 |
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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 Gobiya
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