Gobwan Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Gobwan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Gobwan (13) may also be a first name.
Gobwan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gobwan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gobwan is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gobwan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gobwan is the 5,057,639th most frequently occurring last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Gobwan live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 13 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 12,653,054. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Plateau, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria Gobwan is found in one country. It is also common in India, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gobban | 83 | 3,507 | / |
| Gobvan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gabwang | 77 | 9 | / |
| Gompwan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gabuan | 67 | 538 | / |
| Gubuan | 67 | 137 | / |
| Gabban | 67 | 118 | / |
| Gubban | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gavban | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gavwan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gobbon | 67 | 0 | / |
| Ghabban | 62 | 693 | / |
| Ghavban | 62 | 20 | / |
| Gabweyn | 62 | 1 | / |
| Gabuann | 62 | 1 | / |
| Gabbaan | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ghepwan | 62 | 1 | / |
| Gabuang | 62 | 1 | / |
| Gabweine | 57 | 10 | / |
| Gabwoine | 57 | 3 | / |
| Gabouhane | 53 | 1 | / |
| Gopuam | 50 | 9 | / |
| Gabbon | 50 | 5 | / |
| Gapuon | 50 | 2 | / |
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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 Gobwan
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