Gbam Surname
Approximately 679 people bear this surname
Gbam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 656 | 1:270,035 | 15,388 |
| Liberia | 22 | 1:200,388 | 13,260 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Gbam (43) may also be a first name.
Gbam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gbam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gbam occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gbam? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 488,458th most common surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 10,732,763 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gbam are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,545,828th most commonly held given name on earth. It is borne by 43 people.
This last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 656 people, or 1 in 270,035. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Benue, where 81 percent live, Taraba, where 11 percent live and Rivers, where 3 percent live. Outside of Nigeria Gbam is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 3 percent live and Cameroon, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gbame | 89 | 567 | / |
| Ngbam | 89 | 69 | / |
| Gbaam | 89 | 15 | / |
| Gbaum | 89 | 4 | / |
| Gbahm | 89 | 4 | / |
| Gbham | 89 | 2 | / |
| Gbeam | 89 | 2 | / |
| Gbamh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Gbatim | 80 | 29 | / |
| Geebam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gban | 75 | 1,788 | / |
| Guam | 75 | 484 | / |
| Gwam | 75 | 370 | / |
| Gbom | 75 | 36 | / |
| Gvam | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gbane | 67 | 11,888 | / |
| Gbahn | 67 | 1,157 | / |
| Gbome | 67 | 669 | / |
| Gbean | 67 | 605 | / |
| Ngban | 67 | 317 | / |
| Gbain | 67 | 252 | / |
| Gbang | 67 | 145 | / |
| Gbaun | 67 | 76 | / |
| Gbanh | 67 | 60 | / |
| Ngbom | 67 | 60 | / |
| Gbann | 67 | 34 | / |
| Guaim | 67 | 31 | / |
| Gwame | 67 | 25 | / |
| Gbaan | 67 | 23 | / |
| Gboum | 67 | 17 | / |
| Gboom | 67 | 14 | / |
| Gbhan | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gband | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ghuam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Guahm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbayn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ggban | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwamm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gueam | 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 Gbam
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