Gwababa Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

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

Gwababa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gwababa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1141:475,24339,351
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
England11:55,718,059489,080

Gwababa (10) may also be a first name.

Gwababa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gwababa is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwababa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,683,218th most common last name globally, borne by around 1 in 62,286,717 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Gwababa reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Gwababa is also the 3,684,242nd most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 10 people.

The surname Gwababa is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 114 people, or 1 in 475,243. In South Africa Gwababa is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 41 percent live, KwaZulu-Natal, where 41 percent live and Gauteng, where 16 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 2 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Gwababa Last Name Statistics demography

Gwababa earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 5.27% more than the national average, earning R 250,164 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gqwababa931/
Gwabhabha881/
Kwababa86967/
Gbababa862/
Gwabava861/
Guababe7118/
Gbababe713/
Guababi711/
Kwavava57429/
Guabave5718/
Kwabave571/
Gwebeba571/

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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 Gwababa
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