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 is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gbaja? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gbaja is the 697,244th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 17,228,241 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Gbaja reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gbaja is also the 1,017,994th most numerous first name world-wide, held by 88 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 392 people, or 1 in 451,895. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Nasarawa, where 36 percent live, Kaduna, where 25 percent live and Lagos, where 11 percent live. Beside Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

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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