Gomeb Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Gomeb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Gomeb Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia301:80,3137,828
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Gomeb Last Name Facts

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

Gomeb is found in Namibia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gomeb? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,543,123rd most frequently occurring surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. The surname Gomeb occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gomeb live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Gomeb is most widespread in Namibia, where it is carried by 30 people, or 1 in 80,313. In Namibia it is most numerous in: Khomas Region, where 83 percent live, Kunene Region, where 13 percent live and Kavango West Region, where 3 percent live. Outside of Namibia it occurs in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Omeb893/
Ghoumeb831/
Gomev8016/
Gameb807/
Gumeb803/
Gomew803/
Homeb802/
Gomef802/
Gomeev739/
Gomezf733/
Gomews733/
Gomesv732/
Gomeff731/
Gomewz731/
Gomezp731/
Gomeva731/
Ameb6780/
Omib673/
Omep672/
Omyb671/
Omev671/
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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 Gomeb
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