Gwamagobe Surname

725,073rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 401 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Gwamagobe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gwamagobe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4001:132,35412,363
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Gwamagobe Last Name Facts

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

Gwamagobe occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwamagobe? popularity and diffusion

Gwamagobe is the 725,073rd most widespread surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 18,173,431 people. Gwamagobe is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwamagobe reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Gwamagobe is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 400 people, or 1 in 132,354. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Kigoma Region, where 60 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 18 percent reside and Tanga Region, where 15 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Norway, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gamgobe881/
Gammagbe821/
Kamagobe821/
Gamgbe806/
Gmagbe801/
Gmawgbe7514/
G Magbe751/
Kamgobe751/
Gamagbo751/
Gamagba751/
Gahmgbe751/
Kamagbe751/
Gmagbeh751/
Kamagoba711,249/
Gomagbeu7119/
Goumagbe7112/
Kamagabe714/
Kamagobo713/
Ghamgbeh711/
Gumugobye6711/
Kamgbe677/
Kamagwabe677/
Kamagooba676/
Gamgbo674/
Kamagwebe673/
Kyamagoba672/
Gomgob671/
Goumgobeu671/
Kamaagoba671/
Gumgbe671/

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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
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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 Gwamagobe
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