Gargba Surname
Approximately 164 people bear this surname
Gargba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 150 | 1:1,180,952 | 47,933 |
| Liberia | 10 | 1:440,854 | 21,753 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gargba (15) may also be a first name.
Gargba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gargba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gargba is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gargba? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gargba is the 1,353,468th most widely held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 44,436,256 people. The surname Gargba occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Gargba are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 91 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most widespread forename at a global level. It is borne by 15 people.
The surname Gargba is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 150 people, or 1 in 1,180,952. In Nigeria Gargba is most numerous in: Benue, where 95 percent live, Borno, where 5 percent live and Oyo, where 1 percent live. Other than Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 6 percent live and Niger, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gargbay | 92 | 135 | / |
| Gargbah | 92 | 15 | / |
| Gaargba | 92 | 4 | / |
| Gargbea | 92 | 2 | / |
| Gargbaa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Argba | 91 | 49 | / |
| Garngbay | 86 | 9 | / |
| Argbah | 83 | 111 | / |
| Gargbe | 83 | 45 | / |
| Gergba | 83 | 3 | / |
| Gargua | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gargbo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Garguah | 77 | 59 | / |
| Gargbee | 77 | 17 | / |
| Gorgbay | 77 | 12 | / |
| Gargbei | 77 | 11 | / |
| Gargboh | 77 | 6 | / |
| Gargbeh | 77 | 2 | / |
| Garguea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gargbij | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ghorgba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gorgbah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hargbah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gargbey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Garguaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Orgba | 73 | 209 | / |
| Argbo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nghargbo | 71 | 5 | / |
| Garguach | 71 | 4 | / |
| Gaarguat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gorgua | 67 | 181 | / |
| Garkwa | 67 | 93 | / |
| Garcua | 67 | 53 | / |
| Gorgbatch | 67 | 24 | / |
| Garkua | 67 | 23 | / |
| Orgbai | 67 | 8 | / |
| Hargbo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Garguo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Orgbaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngarengwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Garqua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gorgbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gorgby | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gorgbe | 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 Gargba
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