Gbako Surname

328,822nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Gbako Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gbako Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5011:353,57819,069
DR Congo4581:161,30916,675
Ivory Coast1341:172,1737,731
Cameroon321:649,03348,340
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Gbako (193) may also be a first name.

Gbako Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gbako is most common in Nigeria. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gbako? popularity and diffusion

Gbako is the 328,822nd most frequently occurring family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 6,460,590 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Gbako live; 51 percent live in West Africa and 51 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 653,740th most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 193 people.

Gbako is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 501 people, or 1 in 353,578. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Niger, where 66 percent reside, Federal Capital Territory, where 19 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 8 percent reside. Beside Nigeria Gbako occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 41 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 12 percent reside.

Gbako Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Gbako last name is chiefly Muslim (90%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngbako91439/
Gbauko91193/
Gbakou91188/
Gbeako9130/
Gbakoy919/
Gbaiko919/
Gbacko914/
Gbakoi912/
Gbakoa911/
Gbakuo911/
Gbeakou8333/
N'Gbako8316/
Gbaukoi831/
Nngbako831/
Gbaaiko831/
Gboko8015,619/
Gbaka805,033/
Gbeko80487/
Gbaco8020/
N'Gbakou7794/
Ngboko732,722/
Ngbaka731,962/
Gbokou73357/
Gbeaka7393/
Gbakaa7335/
Gbokoo7333/
Gbokoh7325/
Gbokoa7318/
Gbakah7313/
Gbekoi7312/
Gbokos738/
Gbooko738/
Gbacou738/
Gbaika737/
Gbasco736/
Gbaaka736/
Gboeko736/
Gbokko733/
Gbouko732/
Gbacoi731/
Gbakeu731/
Gbékou731/
Gbekko731/
Gbakas731/
Gboukou6752/
Ngbokoy6727/
N'Gboko6721/
Ngbokou6711/
Gbaquoi677/
Gboukoi676/
Gbaakaa676/
Gbokhou675/
Ngbauka674/
Ngbeaka674/
Ngbokoi674/
N'Gbaco671/
N'Gbahakou671/
Nkgboko671/
N'Gbaka671/
Gbeakeu671/

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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 Gbako
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