Gbala Surname

186,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,276 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Liberia

Gbala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gbala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast8651:26,6721,876
DR Congo8411:87,84710,022
Liberia2181:20,2232,038
Nigeria1851:957,52840,908
Congo571:87,5287,379
India371:20,731,497300,213
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Cameroon251:830,76357,125
England31:18,572,686338,250
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
France11:66,422,722504,397
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737

Gbala (492) may also be a first name.

Gbala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gbala (Arabic: غبالي, Hindi: जीबाला, Oriya: ଜିବାଲା) is carried by more people in The Ivory Coast than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gbala? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 186,108th most commonly held surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 3,201,909 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Gbala live; 45 percent live in West Africa and 40 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Gbala is also the 383,044th most common first name on earth. It is borne by 492 people.

Gbala is most widely held in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 865 people, or 1 in 26,672. In The Ivory Coast Gbala is most numerous in: Sassandra-Marahoué District, where 64 percent live, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 28 percent live and Bas-Sassandra District, where 4 percent live. Excluding The Ivory Coast Gbala is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 37 percent live and Liberia, where 10 percent live.

Gbala Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Gbala surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Gbala last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

Gbala earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 35.23% more than the national average, earning $58,352 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gbalah91731/
Gbalea91535/
Ngbala91466/
Gbalay91253/
Gbalia91199/
Gbalai9189/
Gbaloa9177/
Gbaila9144/
Gbaula9142/
Gbaela9125/
Gballa919/
Gbaala915/
Ghbala914/
Gbalaa912/
Gbahla911/
Gbalga911/
Gbeala911/
Gballah83208/
N'Gbala83193/
Gballay83143/
Gballai83109/
Gbalaja8388/
Gbaylay8334/
Gbailai837/
Gbealea836/
Gbaliah833/
Gbealay831/
Gbailay831/
Gbahlah831/
Gbaslah831/
Ngbalea831/
Ngbalia831/
Ngbaula831/
Gbailla831/
Gbalaut831/
Gbaliai831/
Gballia831/
Gbailia831/
Gwala8031,527/
Gbale808,882/
Guala806,177/
Gbali80867/
Gbela80779/
Gbalo80466/
Gbola80465/
Gvala80430/
Gbaly8032/
Gbalé8014/
N'Gballa7719/
Gbahleah776/
Gbhaulia773/
Gbaillay771/
Gbealeah771/
Gbalou732,555/
Gvalia731,493/
Ngbale731,343/
Gbalet73637/
Gualla73373/
Ngbali73321/
Ngbalo73298/
Gballe73233/
Gualea73166/
Gbelai73153/
Gualoa73146/
Gbaleh73140/
Gbelay73133/
Gualia73125/
Gwalla73104/
Gbalio73103/
Gbaley7397/
Gbalee7392/
Gwaila7388/
Gwalia7382/
Gbelah7381/
Gballo7375/
Gbolah7373/
Ngbola7359/
Gwaloa7357/
Gbalie7348/
Gbally7341/
Gqwala7341/
Gbaale7334/
Gwaala7325/
Gbalei7324/
Gbealo7321/
Gueala7315/
Gbeula7312/
Gbhale7310/
Gwuala7310/
Gbolay7310/
Gcwala7310/
Gboola739/
Gbolai736/
Ghbali736/
Gbaali736/
Ghwala735/
Gwalah735/
Gbaloo734/
Gbohla734/
Gbaily734/
Gualha734/
Gbaloh733/
Gualai733/
Gbolla733/
Gboula733/
Gwalya733/
Ghuala732/
Gualay732/
Gballi732/
Gwaula732/
Gbeali732/
Kgwala732/
Guaila732/
Gbaluo731/
Gvalah731/
Gvalla731/
Gbalih731/
Gboela731/
Gbaler731/
Gbaili731/
Gbalii731/
Gballé731/
Gbeale731/
Gbeila731/
Gvalai731/
Ggwala731/
Ghbalo731/
Gwahla731/
Gualaa731/
Qgwala731/
Gbaile731/
Gualga731/
Gballou671,696/
Guailla671,686/
Ngqwala67912/
Ghbalou67449/
Gwahula67430/
Gballey67427/
Gouhala67419/
Kgwahla67340/
Guaylla67301/
Gwahala67269/
Guealia6786/
Gballet6780/
Gbaylee6775/
Gbailly6764/
Kgwaila6740/
Gbolaha6718/
Gwallah6713/
N'Gbale6713/
N'Gbaly6713/
Gbasleh6712/
Gballeh6712/
Ngwalai6711/
Gbalioh678/
Guealla678/
Gempala677/
Ngguala676/
Ngwuala675/
Gbealou675/
Guallas674/
Gbollah673/
Gbalhou673/
Guajlia673/
Ngwalah673/
Nguaila673/
Gbalieh672/
Ngboola672/
Ngballe672/
N'Gbali672/
Gualass671/
Gnpalya671/
Ghbhela671/
Gboulay671/
Gbealee671/
Gbeilay671/
Gbollay671/
Gbayleh671/
Gbeally671/
Gbealih671/
Gballie671/
Guallai671/
Ngbaile671/
Qgboola671/
Nguaula671/
Ngballo671/
Gbahlou671/
Gballos671/
Gbolaya671/
Gboulla671/
Guallaj671/
Guallay671/
Gwala'a671/
Gwalaha671/
Ghboula671/
Nggwala671/
Ngwaala671/
Ngquala671/
Ghbaili671/
Gqwaila671/
Geewala671/
Guallia671/

Gbala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gbala in the Hindi language
जीबालाjibala-
Gbala in the Oriya language
ଜିବାଲାjibala-
Gbala in the Arabic language
غباليghbaly-

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