Gbanah Surname

1,052,587th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 238 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Gbanah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gbanah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia2341:18,8401,911
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Gbanah (33) may also be a first name.

Gbanah Last Name Facts

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

Gbanah is more commonly found in Liberia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gbanah? popularity and diffusion

Gbanah is the 1,052,587th most common last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 30,619,941 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Gbanah reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. Gbanah is also the 1,807,719th most commonly occurring given name in the world. It is borne by 33 people.

The surname Gbanah is most common in Liberia, where it is held by 234 people, or 1 in 18,840. In Liberia it is most common in: Nimba County, where 52 percent are found, Montserrado County, where 18 percent are found and Bong County, where 14 percent are found. Barring Liberia it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Nigeria, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gbannah92143/
Gbaynah9235/
Gbeanah926/
Gbaneah921/
Gbamnah921/
Gbana912,282/
Gbanga832,551/
Gbonah83271/
Ngbana83184/
Gbamna8330/
Gbaina8329/
Gbanai8327/
Gbanea8318/
Gbanna8313/
Gbenah8312/
Gbanay835/
Gbeana834/
Gbanoh832/
Gbagna832/
Gbanau831/
Gbaena831/
Gbanoa831/
Gbayna831/
Gbangay7771/
Gbeanga7726/
Ngbaina7722/
Gbangai7714/
Gbeynah779/
Gbanhou773/
N'Gbana773/
Gbaanga772/
Gbahana771/
Gbainga771/
Gbehnah771/
Gboneah771/
Gbonauh771/
Gbena731,468/
Gbona73155/
Gbano7384/
Gvana731/
Gbainhea7114/
Ngbahana711/
Gbango671,220/
Gbanou67873/
Gbonna6780/
Ngbona6738/
Gbaney6723/
Ngbano6721/
Gbonoh676/
Gbenay672/
Gbanei671/
Gbenho671/
Gbagno671/
Gbeina671/
Gbonay671/
Gbanuo671/
Gbonaï671/
Gbouna671/
Gbonai671/
Gboina671/

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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 Gbanah
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