Gwaabe Surname
Approximately 71 people bear this surname
Gwaabe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 68 | 1:305,427 | 28,416 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
Gwaabe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwaabe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gwaabe is most common in Cameroon. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwaabe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,255,512th most widespread surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 102,641,492 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Gwaabe are found; 94 percent are found in Central Africa and 94 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 68 people, or 1 in 305,427. In Cameroon Gwaabe is primarily found in: Northwest Region, where 60 percent reside, Southwest Region, where 19 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 15 percent reside. Besides Cameroon Gwaabe occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngwaabe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gwabe | 91 | 235 | / |
| Gcwabe | 83 | 1,896 | / |
| Gqwabe | 83 | 43 | / |
| Gwabee | 83 | 32 | / |
| Gbaabe | 83 | 10 | / |
| Gwaber | 83 | 8 | / |
| Gwaabi | 83 | 3 | / |
| Gwabes | 83 | 3 | / |
| Gwabie | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gwaibe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ggwabe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gwaaba | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gwabea | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ngcwabe | 77 | 713 | / |
| Gbaabee | 77 | 12 | / |
| Gwahaba | 77 | 10 | / |
| Kwaabea | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ngwaabi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gbahabe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Qwabe | 73 | 25,323 | / |
| Gwebe | 73 | 936 | / |
| Kwabe | 73 | 903 | / |
| Gwaba | 73 | 611 | / |
| Gbabe | 73 | 388 | / |
| Gwabi | 73 | 315 | / |
| Cwabe | 73 | 8 | / |
| Guabe | 73 | 7 | / |
| Gwobe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ghwaiber | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwabea | 67 | 697 | / |
| Guabes | 67 | 131 | / |
| Gcwaba | 67 | 117 | / |
| Gbabee | 67 | 71 | / |
| Guabez | 67 | 71 | / |
| Kwaebe | 67 | 54 | / |
| Kwabee | 67 | 47 | / |
| Gbabeh | 67 | 32 | / |
| Kgwebe | 67 | 22 | / |
| Gbabea | 67 | 21 | / |
| Ncwabe | 67 | 11 | / |
| Gwaiba | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gbaave | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kwaave | 67 | 6 | / |
| Guabei | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kgwabi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Guaaybess | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gwebee | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gqwebe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kwahbe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gwebhe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Qwabie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kwabie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gbabey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kwaaba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nqwabe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwabei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwebeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guabed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gweebe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwuabe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cwaibe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbaibe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gueabe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guabie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwaive | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwampe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwaubi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gweibe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwaibe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwasbe | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Gwaabe
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