Gombawa Surname

1,380,086th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 159 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Gombawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gombawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1521:1,165,41347,471
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Gombawa (22) may also be a first name.

Gombawa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gombawa is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gombawa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,380,086th most numerous family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 45,833,622 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gombawa are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gombawa is also the 2,301,746th most widespread forename at a global level, held by 22 people.

The last name Gombawa is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 152 people, or 1 in 1,165,413. In Nigeria Gombawa is mostly concentrated in: Gombe, where 70 percent are found, Jigawa, where 24 percent are found and Yobe, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 4 percent are found and Ghana, where 1 percent are found.

Gombawa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gombawai9320/
Ngombawa931/
Gambawa865/
Gombowa864/
Ngombawe801/
Gahambawa751/
Gombabe7128/
Gambawo717/
Gambowa715/
Ganbawa711/
Gombova711/
Gambewa711/
Gomboeva672,427/
Gambhava67114/
Gombeeva677/
Gambaeva673/
Ngombowo671/
Gambavat671/
Gambahwe671/

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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 Gombawa
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