Gubevu Surname

371,278th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 967 people bear this surname

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

Gubevu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gubevu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa9601:56,4357,166
England21:27,859,030389,889
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Gubevu (55) may also be a first name.

Gubevu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gubevu is found most frequently in South Africa. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Gubevu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gubevu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gubevu is the 371,278th most commonly used surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 7,536,242 people. The surname Gubevu is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Gubevu live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,336,256th most commonly held forename throughout the world. It is borne by 55 people.

Gubevu is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 960 people, or 1 in 56,435. In South Africa Gubevu is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 36 percent reside, Gauteng, where 23 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 22 percent reside. Outside of South Africa it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent reside and Northern Ireland, where 0 percent reside.

Gubevu Last Name Statistics demography

Gubevu earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 36.6% less than the national average, earning R 150,660 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngubevu925/
Ubevu9162/
Gubavu83134/
Gobevu831/
Guvevu831/
Ubewu7361/
Uvevu731/
Ubebhu671/
Hubebu671/
Obewu55144/
Obivu551/
Ngoumpewu531/
Houbeybou531/
Obewhu5026/
Obewou502/
Aubibu502/
Ubaibu501/
Ngoumpewou501/
Obeiwu501/
Hubibu501/

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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
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  • 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 Gubevu
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