Gbalaka Surname

1,310,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 172 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Gbalaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gbalaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1231:600,64745,387
Nigeria361:4,920,632129,434
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539

Gbalaka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gbalaka is most common in The DR Congo. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Gbalaka click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gbalaka? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,310,135th most frequently held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 42,369,453 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gbalaka are found; 79 percent are found in Central Africa and 72 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 123 people, or 1 in 600,647. Barring The DR Congo Gbalaka is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 21 percent live and Cameroon, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngbalaka9375/
Gbalakoa931/
Gwalaka8642/
Gbaleka8620/
Gbolaka864/
Gbaloka862/
Gbalako861/
Gbelakaa804/
Ngwalaka801/
Ngbalako801/
Gbalakie801/
Gbolakai801/
Gbeleka7190/
Gboloka7136/
Gbaleko7110/
Gwaloka712/
Kwalaka711/
Gbaloko711/
Gbeloka711/
Gwalaqa711/
Gbolokai6799/
Ngboloka6734/
Gbelekaa671/
Gbelekai671/
Ngbaloukou591/
Gboloko57440/
Gualaco57243/
Gbeleko5735/
Gbeloko572/
Gboloke571/
Ngboloko53130/
Gbolokeh532/
Gbolokoo531/
Gbolokei531/
Qualayqua501/
Gwolyokka501/

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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 Gbalaka
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