Gobwin Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Gobwin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Gobwin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gobwin Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gobwin is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gobwin? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,723,624th most commonly held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. Gobwin occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Gobwin are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Gobwin is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Akwa Ibom, where 100 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 38 percent reside and Canada, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goobwin | 92 | 3 | / |
| Goubwing | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gobbin | 83 | 574 | / |
| Govwin | 83 | 4 | / |
| Gobuin | 83 | 3 | / |
| Ngobuin | 77 | 27 | / |
| Ghabwin | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gabwn | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gabweine | 71 | 10 | / |
| Gabwoine | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ngoubuin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gabuin | 67 | 688 | / |
| Gabbin | 67 | 363 | / |
| Gubbin | 67 | 195 | / |
| Gubuin | 67 | 11 | / |
| Gobben | 67 | 11 | / |
| Gebuin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gobbyn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghobbn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghabwn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngabuin | 62 | 48 | / |
| Ghabuin | 62 | 23 | / |
| Ngubuin | 62 | 2 | / |
| Gabweyn | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nghabuin | 57 | 2 | / |
| Ghahbuin | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ngahbuin | 57 | 1 | / |
| Gabuen | 50 | 46 | / |
| Gapuin | 50 | 12 | / |
| Gabben | 50 | 3 | / |
| Gubben | 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 Gobwin
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