Gbadjou Surname

1,691,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 116 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Gbadjou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gbadjou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin961:107,66312,089
Ivory Coast171:1,357,13129,476
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724

Gbadjou (47) may also be a first name.

Gbadjou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gbadjou is borne by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gbadjou? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gbadjou is the 1,691,963rd most widely held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 62,823,672 people. Gbadjou occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Gbadjou live; 85 percent live in West Africa and 84 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gbadjou is also the 1,467,136th most widespread first name world-wide, held by 47 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Benin, where it is carried by 96 people, or 1 in 107,663. In Benin it is mostly concentrated in: Zou Department, where 65 percent are found, Plateau Department, where 21 percent are found and Littoral Department, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Benin it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 15 percent are found and Cameroon, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gbadjo9241/
Gbajou922/
Gbadjui868/
Gbadyou866/
Gbodjou863/
Ngbadjo862/
Gbadjio861/
Ngbadju861/
Gbaju8326/
Gbajo8310/
N'Gbadjo8091/
Gboudjou8050/
Ngbadjoh801/
Gbadja77516/
Gbadyu77278/
Gbodjo77254/
Gbazou77182/
Gbadio7738/
Gbajuu7713/
Gbadeo779/
Gbajuo774/
Ghbajo771/
Gbasou771/
Gbajui771/
N'Gbadjui759/
N'Gbaadjo751/
Gbadieu71206/
Gbadjie7139/
Gbadjai7126/
Gbahdyu7116/
Gbadjaï7112/
N'Gboudjou7111/
Gbaijoh713/
Gbodjio711/
Gbasgou711/
Gbadjaî711/
Gbadiot711/
N'Gbahadjo711/
Ngbadio711/
Gbagijo711/
Gbaadyu711/
Gbadyut711/
Gbodjoe711/
Gbazo67516/
Gbazu67336/
Gbasu6762/
Gbosu6749/
Gbojo6744/
Gbaso6729/
Gbaco6720/
Gbadieuh679/
Gbadeoye676/
Gbozu675/
Gboju673/
Gbadjayi671/

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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 Gbadjou
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