Gwabou Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Gwabou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 25 | 1:830,763 | 57,125 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
Gwabou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwabou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gwabou is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwabou? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,882,373rd most frequently held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname Gwabou is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwabou live; 96 percent live in Central Africa and 96 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname Gwabou is most common in Cameroon, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 830,763. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Centre Region, where 96 percent live and Littoral Region, where 4 percent live. Barring Cameroon Gwabou exists in one country. It is also common in Burkina Faso, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngwabou | 92 | 11 | / |
| Gwabo | 91 | 735 | / |
| Gwabu | 91 | 19 | / |
| Gwaibo | 83 | 215 | / |
| Gbabou | 83 | 35 | / |
| Guabou | 83 | 4 | / |
| Kwabou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gwaubo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gwaboh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gwatbo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gwabuya | 77 | 339 | / |
| Gueabou | 77 | 43 | / |
| Gbaboue | 77 | 27 | / |
| Ngwabuh | 77 | 26 | / |
| Gwabayu | 77 | 6 | / |
| Gwaibui | 77 | 5 | / |
| Ngweabu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ngwuabo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ngwaboh | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ngwahbu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ng'wabo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gbaibou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Guabout | 77 | 1 | / |
| Guaibou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngcwabo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwabeu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwabo | 73 | 1,059 | / |
| Gbabo | 73 | 729 | / |
| Gbabu | 73 | 627 | / |
| Gwaba | 73 | 611 | / |
| Kwabu | 73 | 162 | / |
| Guabo | 73 | 90 | / |
| Guabu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Qwabo | 73 | 6 | / |
| Gbovu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gbobu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwavo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cwabo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Qwabu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ng'hwabo | 71 | 78 | / |
| Ngwabiyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwaboyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gbavou | 67 | 407 | / |
| Gwaivu | 67 | 260 | / |
| Gbaabo | 67 | 123 | / |
| Gcwaba | 67 | 117 | / |
| Gbabeu | 67 | 109 | / |
| Gbabui | 67 | 31 | / |
| Kwaibo | 67 | 22 | / |
| Gbaboi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Gwaiba | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gbaabu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gbobou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Guobou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kwabau | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gbaibo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kwabho | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gbovou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Guaboy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Guaibo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gqwaba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kwaboh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kwatbu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ncwabo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwavhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwabea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwabuhaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwabat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nguabo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwanpo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gueabo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwaabo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwahbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghbabo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwabye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwaaba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwabui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuabou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nguabu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwobo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbouba | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- 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 Gwabou
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