Gwabela Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Gwabela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gwabela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Gwabela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gwabela is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Gwabela click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwabela? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,391,485th most numerous family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 85 percent of Gwabela reside; 85 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 85 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

This last name is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 741,247. In Papua New Guinea Gwabela is primarily concentrated in: Central, where 100 percent reside. Beside Papua New Guinea this last name is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 15 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gwabele86150/
Gwabila8631/
Gwabala8612/
Gwebela868/
Guabela864/
Gbabela864/
Kwabela864/
Gwobela861/
Ngwabila8079/
Nkwabela8018/
Ngwobela8017/
Gcwabala802/
Guabelha801/
Gbaibela801/
Ng'wabila754/
Gbabele71207/
Gbabila71133/
Gwabile71117/
Kwabila7179/
Gbobela7134/
Kwabele7134/
Kwabala7128/
Guabele714/
Kwabola712/
Kwebela712/
Guobela712/
Gwabili711/
Qwebela711/
Guavela711/
Kwabelo711/
Kwaibeli677/
Gboubela671/
Gbaabele671/
Ngwabili671/

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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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  • 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 Gwabela
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