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 in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwabi? popularity and diffusion

Gwabi is the 862,604th most frequently held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 23,135,066 people. The surname Gwabi occurs predominantly 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. It is also the 2,136,160th most common first name in the world It is held by 25 people.

It is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 109 people, or 1 in 485,703. In Tanzania Gwabi is mostly concentrated in: Manyara Region, where 98 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent reside and Pwani Region, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania Gwabi occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 20 percent reside and Nigeria, where 18 percent reside.

Gwabi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Gwabi 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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