Gwabi Surname

862,604th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 315 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Gwabi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gwabi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1091:485,70332,780
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Nigeria571:3,107,76895,628
Zimbabwe531:291,28829,631
Uganda161:2,439,95572,451
Kenya141:3,298,56438,706
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gwabi (25) may also be a first name.

Gwabi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gwabi occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwabi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gwabi is the 862,604th most commonly occurring last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,135,066 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwabi are found; 44 percent are found in East Africa and 44 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Gwabi is also the 2,136,160th most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 25 people.

The last name Gwabi is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 109 people, or 1 in 485,703. In Tanzania Gwabi is most numerous in: Manyara Region, where 98 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent live and Pwani Region, where 1 percent live. Apart from Tanzania it occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 20 percent live and Nigeria, where 18 percent live.

Gwabi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kgwabi915/
Gwaabi913/
Gwabie912/
Gwaubi911/
Ngwabiy8323/
Gwaibui835/
Gwaeboi835/
Ngweabi834/
Nkgwabi832/
Ngwahbi832/
Ngwabih831/
Ngwaabi831/
Kwabi804,070/
Gwaba80611/
Qwabi80591/
Gbabi80319/
Gwabe80235/
Guabi8052/
Gwebi8019/
Cwabi808/
Gcwabe731,896/
Guatbi73239/
Gwampi73188/
Gcwaba73117/
Gwaabe7371/
Gqwabe7343/
Gwabee7332/
Gbabui7331/
Gbabai7330/
Kwabhi7326/
Guabis7313/
Gbaboi7311/
Gwaiba7310/
Gwaber738/
Guabei736/
Kwabai734/
Gbaibi733/
Gwabes733/
Gwebui733/
Kwabie732/
Gwaibe732/
Qwabie732/
Qwuabi731/
Qwabhi731/
Qguabi731/
Ggwabe731/
Kwaibi731/
Kwabiś731/
Gwaive731/
Kwabei731/
Guabai731/
Gueabi731/
Gbaubi731/
Kwabio731/
Kwabui731/
Gbeabi731/
Guahbi731/
Guabie731/
Gwaaba731/
Gwabea731/
Gbaîbi731/
Ngcwabe67713/
Gwampai6756/
Gwotbit6728/
Gwahaba6710/
Ngwabay673/
Gwebaai671/
Nkwabei671/
Ngwaabe671/
Ngwobei671/
Nguaibi671/
Kwaibai671/
Gbaibai671/
Kwaibih671/

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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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  • 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 Gwabi
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