Gbaja Surname

697,244th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 423 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Gbaja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gbaja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3921:451,89523,088
England261:2,143,00282,017
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614

Gbaja (88) may also be a first name.

Gbaja Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gbaja has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Gbaja click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gbaja? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gbaja is the 697,244th most commonly used last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,228,241 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Gbaja live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,017,994th most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 88 people.

The last name Gbaja is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 392 people, or 1 in 451,895. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Nasarawa, where 36 percent reside, Kaduna, where 25 percent reside and Lagos, where 11 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 6 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Gbaja Last Name Statistics demography

Gbaja earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 38.39% less than the national average, earning $26,583 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gbajah9167/
Ngbaja9121/
Gbaa892,048/
Gbaya802,450/
Gbaje80520/
Gbaji80457/
Gwaja80333/
Guaja80157/
Gbeja80125/
Gbaju8026/
Gboja8024/
Gbajo8010/
Gbaai806/
Gbija804/
Gbajy801/
Gbaia801/
Gbuja801/
Gba7512,244/
Gbj752/
Ngbaya73530/
Gbayah73119/
Gbahia7341/
Gbijah7335/
Gbajie7331/
Ngbaji7329/
Gbaaye7317/
Gbajuu7313/
Gbojah7313/
Gbayha737/
Gbahay735/
Gbayaa734/
Gbaaji734/
Gbajuo734/
Ngbaje734/
Gbahea732/
Gbajou732/
Gbajii731/
Gbajio731/
Gbejau731/
Ngbaai731/
Gwaaja731/
Gwajas731/
Gbaaya731/
Gbauya731/
Gbayau731/
Gbajeh731/
Ghuaja731/
Ghvaja731/
Ghbajo731/
Gwajah731/
Gbai671,749/
Gbae671,434/
Gbea671,169/
Gbau67333/
Gboa67330/
Gbay67142/
Gvajaia67135/
Gwaa67115/
Gwaj6787/
Gbayowa6722/
Gbaî6720/
Gbha6711/
G'Ba679/
Gbhayah676/
Ghba676/
Guaj674/
Gbje673/
Kgba672/
Gbahyah672/
Ggbj672/
Gvaa672/
Gbayath671/
Cgba671/
Cgbj671/
Gbjp671/
Gbjz671/
Kgbj671/
Hgba671/
Guajaja671/

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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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  • 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 Gbaja
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