Gban Surname

226,928th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,788 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Liberia

Gban Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gban Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast1,3791:16,7301,297
Liberia3431:12,8531,370
Nigeria601:2,952,37992,303
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gban (1,081) may also be a first name.

Gban Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gban is more frequently found in The Ivory Coast than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Gban click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gban? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 226,928th most frequent surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 4,075,809 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Gban reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 54 percent reside in Mande Africa. It is also the 242,913th most widely held first name globally, borne by 1,081 people.

This surname is most prevalent in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 1,379 people, or 1 in 16,730. In The Ivory Coast Gban is most prevalent in: Montagnes District, where 87 percent are found, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 8 percent are found and Bas-Sassandra District, where 2 percent are found. Not including The Ivory Coast it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 19 percent are found and Nigeria, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gbane8911,888/
Gbahn891,157/
Gbean89605/
Ngban89317/
Gbain89252/
Gbang89145/
Gbaun8976/
Gbanh8960/
Gbann8934/
Gbaan8923/
Gbhan897/
Gband896/
Gbayn891/
Ggban891/
Ghbayn801,990/
Gbanhe80488/
Gbahan8063/
Gbeahn8056/
Gbaane8051/
Geeban8043/
N'Gban8037/
Gbagne8028/
Gbanne8018/
Gbasin8017/
Gbhane806/
Gbaaan806/
Gbasen802/
Gbatin802/
Ngbain802/
Gbeanh801/
Gbhahn801/
Gbaine801/
Gbanqu801/
Gbangh801/
Ngbaun801/
Gbeaun801/
Kgbgan801/
Nghban801/
Gbaten801/
Gbeane801/
Ghbain801/
Gbaung801/
Ngbaan801/
Guan752,795,397/
Gwan752,087/
Gbam75679/
Gbon75582/
Gvan759/
Gbangue7353/
Gbachin7316/
N'Gbain7313/
Gbateen7311/
Gbassin738/
Gbhaane731/
Gbanque731/
Gbheanh731/
Gbachen731/
Ngbahan731/
Gbangne731/
Gbone671,073/
Gwain67497/
Guahn67295/
Gwane67281/
Ngvan67247/
Gbong67216/
Gboun67148/
Guain67136/
Guamn67119/
Guean6790/
Gbein6757/
Gboon6740/
Ngbon6734/
Gwean6733/
Gbohn6726/
Gbangowa6721/
Guaan6717/
Gbaam6715/
Kgvan6714/
Gbatting6714/
Guanc6712/
Guann6710/
Gwhan6710/
Gvane678/
Ghvan678/
Guayn677/
Gwann675/
Ghuan675/
Gvaun674/
Gwahn674/
Gbeun674/
Gbaum674/
Gbandowa674/
Gvang673/
Gboin673/
Guanh672/
Gbeam672/
Gbham672/
Gbhon672/
Gwanh672/
Guank671/
Gvamn671/
Gvand671/
Gbamh671/
Gwaun671/
Gbonn671/
Gbanzowa671/
Gbond671/
Gbonh671/
Gvant671/
Ghwan671/
Gguan671/
Gwgan671/

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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 Gban
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