Gobua Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Gobua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 25 | 1:1,561,571 | 56,175 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
Gobua (12) may also be a first name.
Gobua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gobua Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gobua occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gobua? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,730,171st most widespread last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Gobua live; 89 percent live in East Africa and 82 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 12 people.
The last name Gobua is most numerous in Uganda, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 1,561,571. In Uganda Gobua is most common in: Moyo District, where 92 percent are found, Arua District, where 4 percent are found and Yumbe District, where 4 percent are found. Besides Uganda it is found in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngobua | 91 | 326 | / |
| Gobuay | 91 | 2 | / |
| Obua | 89 | 9,955 | / |
| Nggobua | 83 | 5 | / |
| Ngoubua | 83 | 4 | / |
| Nghobua | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gobba | 80 | 1,464 | / |
| Gabua | 80 | 998 | / |
| Hobua | 80 | 22 | / |
| Gebua | 80 | 9 | / |
| Gowba | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ohbua | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gobva | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gobwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Obuae | 80 | 1 | / |
| Obuea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Govua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Obwua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Obhua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Obuaa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Obuaj | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gobuo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Govba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oubua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gabuat | 73 | 2,886 | / |
| Ngabua | 73 | 937 | / |
| Gabuay | 73 | 778 | / |
| Goubba | 73 | 152 | / |
| Gobway | 73 | 39 | / |
| Ngubua | 73 | 27 | / |
| Gubuat | 73 | 22 | / |
| Ghobba | 73 | 19 | / |
| Gobbaa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gabuad | 73 | 3 | / |
| Obuaha | 73 | 2 | / |
| Obguha | 73 | 2 | / |
| Obuaai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ochbua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gabuah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gouvva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gobbha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gobbay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hoobua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obwuha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abua | 67 | 10,618 | / |
| Obuo | 67 | 2,426 | / |
| Opua | 67 | 976 | / |
| Ovua | 67 | 741 | / |
| Obwa | 67 | 358 | / |
| Obba | 67 | 276 | / |
| Ovba | 67 | 67 | / |
| Goubbaa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Oubouha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngobuoh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obhouha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ng'obwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohbuayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gabuhay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngopuah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngabuah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goubbou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghoubba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gabuhat | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Gobua
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