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

Gwababa occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwababa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,683,218th most frequent surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 62,286,717 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Gwababa are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 10 people.

The surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 114 people, or 1 in 475,243. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 41 percent are found, KwaZulu-Natal, where 41 percent are found and Gauteng, where 16 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 2 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

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/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis