Ganbo Surname

66,462nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,500 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ganbo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ganbo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7,1231:24,8692,164
Niger2871:66,8713,059
Pakistan531:3,370,63925,973
Taiwan171:1,379,1039,281
Norway81:642,78647,258
Benin51:2,067,12068,069
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Ganbo (22,605) may also be a first name.

Ganbo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ganbo is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Ganbo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ganbo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 66,462nd most common last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 971,673 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ganbo are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 34,468th most common first name on earth. It is borne by 22,605 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 7,123 people, or 1 in 24,869. In Nigeria Ganbo is primarily found in: Kano, where 62 percent live, Katsina, where 7 percent live and Bauchi, where 4 percent live. Not including Nigeria it occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 4 percent live and Pakistan, where 1 percent live.

Ganbo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Ganbo surname is chiefly Muslim (95%) in Nigeria.

Ganbo earn somewhat more than the average income. In Norway they earn 12.13% more than the national average, earning 388,064 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ganboa91443/
Nganbo9115/
Ganbou9114/
Ganmbo9111/
Ganbho917/
Ganboi913/
Ghanbo913/
Ganbod913/
Gamnbo912/
Ganboh911/
Gannbo911/
Ganbot911/
Ganboy911/
Anbo89556/
Nganbou8325/
Ganbhoj8323/
Ganbhoo8314/
Ghanbou834/
Ganboch832/
Ganmboa831/
Ghanbho831/
Ganboha831/
Gamnbou831/
Gambo80240,145/
Ganba80686/
Ganvo80488/
Ganwo80320/
Gonbo80267/
Anbho80140/
Hanbo8064/
Anbou8023/
Anmbo8012/
Ahnbo808/
Aanbo807/
Ainbo806/
Anbgo803/
Anboy803/
Anbos801/
Anboa801/
Ghanbout777/
Ngannbou771/
Nganbouh771/
Ghanboup771/
Gamboa73273,361/
Ganbat7314,733/
Ngambo739,844/
Gambou732,879/
Gamboy73714/
Gambot73277/
Gonboo73244/
Ganbas73234/
Ganbah73202/
Nganba73136/
Gamboz73122/
Gamboš73106/
Ganbaa7372/
Gambos7366/
Ganvoa7338/
Gamboi7335/
Gaimbo7330/
Gambod7321/
Anbous7319/
Ganuot7316/
Gammbo7314/
Anbouh7312/
Ganbeu7311/
Ganwou739/
Hgambo739/
Gamboo738/
Gaambo738/
Gonmbo737/
Ngonbo736/
Ggambo736/
Gambho735/
Ganvoh735/
Gomnbo734/
Gonboa734/
Gonbou734/
Ghanuo734/
Gahnuo734/
Hanbou734/
Gambgo733/
Ganvou733/
Nganuo733/
Ganbha732/
Gambuo732/
Anbott732/
Ganbad732/
Ghambo732/
Gannba732/
Aanboo732/
Gaumbo731/
Gahmbo731/
Hanboy731/
Anbhoj731/
Anmboj731/
Goinbo731/
Ganbau731/
Atinbo731/
Hanbho731/
Gounbo731/
Ghanba731/
Gainba731/
Gambop731/
Gamboś731/
Amnbou731/
Gatmbo731/
Aanbho731/
Ganmba731/
Ganwod730/
Anbosh730/
Gattenboy711/
Ambo6714,879/
Ngambou678,774/
Anvo671,575/
Anba67811/
Onbo67205/
Gatembo67185/
Ng'ambo6799/
Nganwou6757/
Gambotz6725/
Ngamboo6721/
Gambhoo6717/
Ganouha6716/
Gambosh6715/
Ghambou6712/
Hanbouz679/
Ganvoud677/
Ghanbat677/
Nggambo676/
Ngounbo674/
Ngamboi673/
Gambouz673/
Gamboha673/
Ghanbad673/
Gaimboy672/
Ganbatz672/
Gasimbo672/
Ganouho672/
Ngambuo672/
Nganbah672/
Gambois672/
Gamboth672/
Nga'mbo671/
Asenmbo671/
Ngonboh671/
Ngonbou671/
Ngaimbo671/
Ngainwo671/
Hanbous671/
Gounbou671/
Ghanwoh671/
Ghenbou671/
Gaamboa671/
Gaimbou671/
Gammbou671/
Gambocz671/
Gambosz671/
Anboush671/
Atinbop671/
Gatimbo671/
Gatenuo671/
Ghanbaz671/
Gamboud671/
Ganwood670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ganbo
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