Gobona Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Gobona Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gobona Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana501:43,7398,388
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422

Gobona (406) may also be a first name.

Gobona Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gobona (Russian: Гобона) is carried by more people in Botswana than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gobona? popularity and diffusion

Gobona is the 2,168,711th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 95,888,762 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 72 percent of Gobona reside; 66 percent reside in Southern Africa and 66 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Gobona is also the 427,982nd most frequent forename throughout the world It is held by 406 people.

The last name is most numerous in Botswana, where it is held by 50 people, or 1 in 43,739. Excluding Botswana Gobona occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 18 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 7 percent reside.

Gobona Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Gobona surname is primarily Catholic (40%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gobonga9247/
Gobouna9237/
Ngobona921/
Goboina921/
Obona91612/
N'Gobona862/
Ngoboyna861/
Goubouna861/
Gobena8325,777/
Gobana831,945/
Obonga831,117/
Gabona83892/
Obonai83867/
Obonna83493/
Hobona83176/
Obouna8377/
Gobono8337/
Obonah8332/
Goboni8311/
Obgona8310/
Gobone839/
Obogna838/
Gebona837/
Oboina835/
Obonha834/
Obotna833/
Gubona832/
Obojna832/
Obuona831/
Govona831/
Oibona831/
Obonaï831/
Oboona831/
Gowona831/
Gossboina801/
Ngabona77234/
Gobongo77137/
Ngobana77127/
Gubonga77123/
Obonnah77118/
Gabonay7799/
Obounga7775/
Gobanga7739/
Gabonas7719/
Gabonga7719/
Oiboina7712/
Goboino7711/
Hobouna779/
Gabonai778/
Hobonga777/
Gaboona776/
Govonga776/
Gabogna775/
Gabonad775/
Ojbonna774/
Ohbonna774/
Obongna774/
Gobhana774/
Obohgna773/
Oubonna773/
Gabonaj773/
Goebena772/
Osbonna772/
Kgobone772/
Oiboyna771/
Obonnaa771/
Obonaha771/
Gabonah771/
Oboynna771/
Gobanai771/
Obhonga771/
Goubone771/
Gouwona771/
Goboine771/
Gobonou771/
Ghabona771/
Gaabona771/
Gabouna771/
Obonhga771/
Gaboyna771/
Obono7331,666/
Obana738,783/
Abona731,888/
Oboňa73457/
Ovona73417/
Oboña731/
Ngoboine71226/
Ngabouna7166/
Houboina7128/
Gobanadh7115/
Ngoboini714/
Ngabonai714/
Ngaboina714/
Ngaboïna714/
Ngoubana712/
Kgoebana712/
Goibanad711/
Goobanaa711/
Ghaboona711/
Ngoubone711/
Ngoubono711/
Ngouwona711/
Ngowouna711/
Ngaïbona711/
Ngaboona711/
Gouvouna711/
Abouna6710,046/
Obongo674,739/
Abonga673,080/
Gabana672,075/
Obanna671,026/
Habona67789/
Aboina67780/
Aboïna67770/
Gabuna67754/
Gabone67557/
Gowana67401/
Aboyna67386/
Obanga67359/
Gobani67287/
Hobana67278/
Abomna67275/
Gaboni67257/
Gubana67219/
Aboona67190/
Gobane67163/
Obonoh67158/
Gebana67151/
Obonou67118/
Govana67100/
Gowono6785/
Gawona6785/
Gabena6782/
Govone6782/
Ovouna6782/
Gebono6769/
Gobany6760/
Obogno6759/
Gabono6731/
Gabony6728/
Govono6720/
Abgona6720/
Oboney6718/
Oubana6718/
Aubona6711/
Abosna6710/
Abonah6710/
Obonot678/
Abonad678/
Obanai676/
Obanah676/
Gaboña676/
Gobano675/
Guboni675/
Gavona675/
Gebena675/
Obonno675/
Obanas674/
Gobeno674/
Abonna674/
Abogna674/
Abojna674/
Abonay673/
Obasna673/
Abohna673/
Abonai673/
Abonas673/
Govuna672/
Gábana672/
Obouno672/
Obamna672/
Ovuona671/
Obanau671/
Obanea671/
Gouono671/
Abonat671/
D'Obongna671/
Gubone671/

Gobona Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gobona in the Russian language
Гобонаgobona-

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