Gqiba Surname

235,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,706 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Gqiba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gqiba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,7021:31,8324,079
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gqiba (22) may also be a first name.

Gqiba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gqiba is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gqiba? popularity and diffusion

It is the 235,783rd most widely held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 4,271,715 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gqiba are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Gqiba is also the 2,301,746th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 22 people.

The surname Gqiba is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 1,702 people, or 1 in 31,832. In South Africa Gqiba is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 49 percent reside, Western Cape, where 17 percent reside and Gauteng, where 16 percent reside. Excluding South Africa this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside and Belgium, where 0 percent reside.

Gqiba Last Name Statistics demography

Gqiba earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 19.5% less than the national average, earning R 191,304 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gqibha911/
Gqoiba911/
Qiba8999/
Gqeba80900/
Quiba80659/
Kgiba80284/
Qibaa8011/
Qgiba808/
Qibai807/
Qhiba803/
Qeiba802/
Cqiba802/
Qibaz802/
Qitba801/
Qaiba801/
Qibat801/
Qibga801/
Gqiwa801/
Gciba801/
Qqiba801/
Quibau7333/
Quibay7333/
Quibas7323/
Quibad7315/
Quaiba733/
Quibat732/
Quibaa732/
Qoibah731/
Gqeaba731/
Kgibah731/
Quioba731/
Quiboa731/
Gqebai731/
Kiba6722,866/
Ciba673,338/
Qeba6767/
Quoibah677/
Qibo677/
Qaitbay675/
Qiwa673/
Qiva673/
Quoibea672/
Quiobai671/
Quoibay671/
Queibah671/
Quoibai671/
Qjba671/

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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 Gqiba
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