Gbakwa Surname
Approximately 264 people bear this surname
Gbakwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 178 | 1:415,054 | 34,837 |
| Nigeria | 86 | 1:2,059,800 | 71,823 |
Gbakwa (12) may also be a first name.
Gbakwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gbakwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gbakwa is found most in The DR Congo. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gbakwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gbakwa is the 978,274th most common surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 27,604,341 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gbakwa are found; 67 percent are found in Central Africa and 67 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held forename throughout the world, held by 12 people.
The last name Gbakwa is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 178 people, or 1 in 415,054. Aside from The DR Congo this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngbakwa | 92 | 322 | / |
| Gbankwa | 92 | 6 | / |
| Gbeakwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gbagwa | 83 | 57 | / |
| Gbakua | 83 | 47 | / |
| Gbokwa | 83 | 41 | / |
| Gbakwe | 83 | 29 | / |
| Gbekwa | 83 | 29 | / |
| Gbakwo | 83 | 10 | / |
| Gbakwi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gbakweh | 77 | 8 | / |
| Gbekwua | 77 | 5 | / |
| Ngbokwa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ngbakwe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gbakwee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngbagwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gbagwua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngbangwa | 71 | 137 | / |
| Gbeakuah | 71 | 6 | / |
| Gbakquai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gbagba | 67 | 3,778 | / |
| Gbakui | 67 | 170 | / |
| Gbagwe | 67 | 91 | / |
| Gbagua | 67 | 75 | / |
| Gbogwa | 67 | 16 | / |
| Gbakue | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gbegwa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gbokwe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gbahaikwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbakuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbagwo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Gbakwa
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