Gwabo Surname

459,598th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 735 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Gwabo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gwabo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7171:247,06114,315
Tanzania141:3,781,54451,645
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Gwabo (56) may also be a first name.

Gwabo Last Name Facts

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

Gwabo is found most in Nigeria. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwabo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gwabo is the 459,598th most frequent family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 9,915,028 people. Gwabo is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwabo are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gwabo is also the 1,321,957th most frequent forename globally, held by 56 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 717 people, or 1 in 247,061. In Nigeria Gwabo is most common in: Benue, where 79 percent are found, Nasarawa, where 16 percent are found and Bayelsa, where 2 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 2 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.

Gwabo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Gwabo surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gwaibo91215/
Gwabou9126/
Gwaubo911/
Gwaboh911/
Gwatbo911/
Ngwabou8311/
Gwaeboi835/
Ngwaboh832/
Ngwuabo832/
Ngcwabo831/
Ng'wabo831/
Kwabo801,059/
Gbabo80729/
Gwaba80611/
Gwebo80107/
Guabo8090/
Qwabo806/
Cwabo801/
Gwavo801/
Ng'hwabo7778/
Gbaabo73123/
Gcwaba73117/
Gbabou7335/
Kwaibo7322/
Gbaboi7311/
Gwaiba7310/
Gbaibo734/
Kwabho734/
Guabou734/
Guaboy732/
Guaibo732/
Kwaboh732/
Gqwaba732/
Ngwobo731/
Ncwabo731/
Gwanpo731/
Gwabat731/
Nguabo731/
Kwaabo731/
Kwahbo731/
Kwabou731/
Gueabo731/
Gwaaba731/
Ghbabo731/
Gueabou6743/
Nkwabho6710/
Gwahaba6710/
Ngqwaba676/
Ngwaaba673/
Ngwuaba673/
Ngwoboh672/
Gbaibou671/
Kwajhbo671/
Nguaboh671/
Guaibou671/
Guabout671/

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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 Gwabo
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