Gobogobo Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Gobogobo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gobogobo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Gobogobo Last Name Facts

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

Gobogobo is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gobogobo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,593,402nd most commonly occurring family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gobogobo are found; 83 percent are found in Southern Africa and 83 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 10,835,541. In South Africa Gobogobo is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 40 percent are found, KwaZulu-Natal, where 20 percent are found and North West, where 20 percent are found. Besides South Africa Gobogobo occurs in one country. It is also found in Tanzania, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kgobokgobo891/
Gobogoba8810/
Gobagoba75235/
Gabogabo7525/
Oboghabo751/
Ngabogabo711/
Abogabo673/
Abougabo631/
Abougabou5977/
Aboungabou561/
Abogaba535/
Aboughoubad531/
Gabagaba5065/
Gabaguba5021/
Aboghaba509/
Gubaguba502/
Gubagaba501/
Gowagowa501/

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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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  • 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 Gobogobo
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