Gbah Surname
Approximately 8,682 people bear this surname
Gbah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 4,747 | 1:4,860 | 442 |
| Liberia | 3,891 | 1:1,133 | 153 |
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| Cameroon | 12 | 1:1,730,756 | 92,157 |
| Mauritania | 5 | 1:818,973 | 23,459 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Gbah (1,683) may also be a first name.
Gbah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gbah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gbah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻛﺒﺢ) is held by more people in The Ivory Coast than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Gbah.
How Common Is The Last Name Gbah? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 58,271st most widespread surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 839,386 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Gbah live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 45 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 187,582nd most frequent forename internationally. It is borne by 1,683 people.
The surname Gbah is most numerous in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 4,747 people, or 1 in 4,860. In The Ivory Coast Gbah is most common in: Montagnes District, where 74 percent reside, Bas-Sassandra District, where 11 percent reside and Abidjan Autonomous District, where 9 percent reside. Beside The Ivory Coast Gbah exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 45 percent reside and Nigeria, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gbaha | 89 | 1,025 | / |
| G'Bah | 89 | 43 | / |
| Gbaah | 89 | 39 | / |
| Gbaih | 89 | 14 | / |
| Gbahy | 89 | 5 | / |
| Gbath | 89 | 1 | / |
| Gbahu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Gbadh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Gba | 86 | 12,244 | / |
| Ngbeah | 80 | 28 | / |
| Ghbash | 80 | 15 | / |
| Gbahay | 80 | 5 | / |
| Gbahah | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gbahii | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gbaa | 75 | 2,048 | / |
| Gbai | 75 | 1,749 | / |
| Gbea | 75 | 1,169 | / |
| Gboh | 75 | 1,014 | / |
| Ngba | 75 | 740 | / |
| Gbau | 75 | 333 | / |
| Gboa | 75 | 330 | / |
| Gbay | 75 | 142 | / |
| Gbaï | 75 | 78 | / |
| Gbaî | 75 | 20 | / |
| Gbha | 75 | 11 | / |
| G'Ba | 75 | 9 | / |
| Ghba | 75 | 6 | / |
| Gbad | 75 | 6 | / |
| Gbas | 75 | 5 | / |
| Gbaz | 75 | 3 | / |
| Gbat | 75 | 3 | / |
| Kgba | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hgba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gbga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cgba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Qbah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Geegbah | 73 | 38 | / |
| Geebeah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngbea | 67 | 1,100 | / |
| N'Gba | 67 | 139 | / |
| Ngbau | 67 | 110 | / |
| Ghbas | 67 | 50 | / |
| Ngbaa | 67 | 49 | / |
| Ngbai | 67 | 40 | / |
| Gbais | 67 | 25 | / |
| Gbouh | 67 | 23 | / |
| Geeba | 67 | 17 | / |
| Gbeuh | 67 | 12 | / |
| Gbosh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gbooh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gbaai | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ggbai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gbeih | 67 | 3 | / |
| Geegbeah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kbaha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gbohu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gbhas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkgba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gboth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gboyh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbohh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbeae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbêha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nngba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngbay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qgbha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbatt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gnpah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbohy | 67 | 1 | / |
Gbah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gbah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻛﺒﺢ | akbh | 66.67 |
| ﺍﻗﺒﺎﺡ | aqbah | 33.33 |
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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
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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 Gbah
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