Gballou Surname

236,849th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,696 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Gballou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gballou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast1,6491:13,9911,116
France411:1,620,066149,911
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401

Gballou (540) may also be a first name.

Gballou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gballou is borne by more people in The Ivory Coast than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gballou? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 236,849th most prevalent surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 4,296,902 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 53 percent of Gballou are found; 53 percent are found in West Africa and 51 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gballou is also the 362,702nd most widespread given name worldwide. It is borne by 540 people.

The surname is most frequently used in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 1,649 people, or 1 in 13,991. In The Ivory Coast it is most prevalent in: Gôh-Djiboua District, where 46 percent are found, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 43 percent are found and Sassandra-Marahoué District, where 3 percent are found. Outside of The Ivory Coast this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in France, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gbalou922,555/
Gballo9275/
Ghbalou86449/
Gbaloue8648/
Gbollou867/
Gbealou865/
Gbalhou863/
Gbahlou861/
Ngballo861/
Gballos861/
Gbalo83466/
Gbalu83306/
Guallous801/
Guaillou801/
Gbalayou801/
Gbolou77550/
Guallo77411/
Ngbalo77298/
Gbalio77103/
Gbaloa7777/
Gbollo7742/
Gbealo7721/
Gbaalu7720/
Gualou7715/
Gballa779/
Gbaloo774/
Gbaloh773/
Gbalue772/
Gwallo772/
Gbaloe771/
Ngbalu771/
Gbollu771/
Gbaluo771/
Ghbalo771/
Gbaluu771/
Guallouch754/
Gballey71427/
Gballah71208/
Gballay71143/
Gballai71109/
Gboulou7133/
Gbalioh718/
Gbaloya717/
Gboloue717/
Gualouz714/
Ngwallo714/
Gbolloh712/
Guallot711/
Gballia711/
Gbalayo711/
Gbalaut711/
Gbailla711/
Gbaloyo711/
Gualout711/
Gballie711/
Gbollue711/
Guaillo711/
Gbolo674,133/
Gbala672,276/
Gualu671,305/
Gbolu67399/
Gualo67276/
Gwalu67194/
Gwalo67168/
N'Gballa6719/
Gbealley6710/
Guahlouz679/
Gvalu674/
Gbaillay671/
Gualouhe671/
Gballley671/
Ngbalayo671/
Ngbalayu671/
N'Gbolou671/
Guaalouz671/

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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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  • 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 Gballou
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