Gwalabe Surname
Approximately 148 people bear this surname
Gwalabe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 93 | 1:1,904,761 | 67,919 |
| Botswana | 55 | 1:39,762 | 7,636 |
Gwalabe (19) may also be a first name.
Gwalabe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwalabe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gwalabe is found most in Nigeria. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwalabe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gwalabe is the 1,447,279th most prevalent family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 49,240,175 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwalabe are found; 63 percent are found in West Africa and 63 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most widely held given name on earth, borne by 19 people.
The last name Gwalabe is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 93 people, or 1 in 1,904,761. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Bauchi, where 99 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Botswana, where 37 percent are found.
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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 Gwalabe
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