Gwaba Surname

529,538th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 611 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Gwaba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gwaba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia4201:37,7383,776
Zimbabwe1091:141,63518,305
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Uganda181:2,168,84967,754
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
England11:55,718,059489,080
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Gwaba (22) may also be a first name.

Gwaba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gwaba (Arabic: غوابا) has its highest incidence in Zambia. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwaba? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gwaba is the 529,538th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 11,927,244 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Gwaba reside; 93 percent reside in Southern Africa and 93 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Gwaba is also the 2,301,746th most commonly held forename internationally, borne by 22 people.

This surname is most widely held in Zambia, where it is held by 420 people, or 1 in 37,738. In Zambia Gwaba is most common in: Southern Province, where 38 percent are found, Central Province, where 30 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 29 percent are found. Outside of Zambia it is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 18 percent are found and South Africa, where 5 percent are found.

Gwaba Last Name Statistics demography

Gwaba earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 91.06% less than the national average, earning R 21,252 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Gqwaba912/
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Gwaaba911/
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Cwaba80498/
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Qwaba8023/
Gwoba804/
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Gcwabe731,896/
Kwabea73697/
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Gwabou7326/
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Kgweba7316/
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Gwaber738/
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Guhaba735/
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Gueaba732/
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Guabaz731/
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Ggwabe731/
Gweiba731/
Ngwoba731/
Ghweba731/
Kwabha731/
Guabai731/
Guabha731/
Gwaubo731/
Gwatbo731/
Guabaa731/
Gwaboh731/
Gweeba731/
Geewabhay718/
Gwabuhaya711/
Ngcwabe67713/
Ncwaiba67119/
Guahyba6772/
Gwampai6756/
Ngwabiy6723/
Ngwabou6711/
Gwaeboi675/
Gwaibui675/
Kwaabea674/
Ngweabi674/
Ngwahbi672/
Ngwuabo672/
Ngwaboh672/
Kwabuha672/
Nkgwabi672/
Gwebaai671/
Guabach671/
Ng'wabo671/
Gbeabay671/
Gbeabah671/
Nqcwaba671/
Kwahuba671/
Guabass671/
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Gwaba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gwaba in the Arabic language
غواباghwaba-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gwaba
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