Gobma Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Gobma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Gobma Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Gobma Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gobma is found most in Nigeria. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gobma? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,968,613th most common surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gobma live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Gobma is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Rivers, where 100 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gobmas915/
Obma89196/
Hobma80358/
Obmma8051/
Gobmo802/
Obmah801/
Gabma801/
Gowma801/
Obmach735/
Goubmo732/
Gowmea731/
Gabmas731/
Ghabma731/
Abma671,870/
Goswmai6714/
Ngoobmo671/
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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 Gobma
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