Gwabu Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Gwabu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Gwabu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwabu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gwabu is most common in Zimbabwe. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwabu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gwabu is the 4,532,898th most frequently used family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Gwabu are found; 53 percent are found in Southern Africa and 53 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 1,929,780. In Zimbabwe Gwabu is most numerous in: Matabeleland South Province, where 75 percent reside, Harare Province, where 13 percent reside and Mashonaland West Province, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Zimbabwe it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 26 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwabou | 91 | 26 | / |
| Ngwabuh | 83 | 26 | / |
| Ngwabou | 83 | 11 | / |
| Gwaibui | 83 | 5 | / |
| Ngweabu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ngwahbu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ngwabeu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gwebu | 80 | 16,403 | / |
| Gbabu | 80 | 627 | / |
| Kwabu | 80 | 162 | / |
| Guabu | 80 | 7 | / |
| Qwabu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gwaivu | 73 | 260 | / |
| Gbabeu | 73 | 109 | / |
| Gbabou | 73 | 35 | / |
| Gbabui | 73 | 31 | / |
| Gbaabu | 73 | 9 | / |
| Guabou | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kwabau | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gwebui | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gcwebu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gwwebu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwatbu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gweebu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nguabu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwabui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwabou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwavhu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwabuhaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gueabou | 67 | 43 | / |
| Kwabeuh | 67 | 14 | / |
| Kwabuha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gbaibou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwobhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guabout | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guaibou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwabeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwanpu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwaibeu | 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
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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 Gwabu
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