Gbandja Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Gbandja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Gbandja (4) may also be a first name.
Gbandja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gbandja Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gbandja is more frequently found in Benin than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gbandja? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gbandja is the 8,968,613th most frequent surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gbandja reside; 75 percent reside in West Africa and 75 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 6,192,526th most common forename on earth, borne by 4 people.
The surname is most widely held in Benin, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 5,167,801. In Benin it is most frequent in: Collines Department, where 50 percent live and Ouémé Department, where 50 percent live. Not including Benin this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 25 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gbanja | 92 | 136 | / |
| Gbandea | 86 | 425 | / |
| Gbanjai | 86 | 21 | / |
| Gbandia | 86 | 10 | / |
| Gbandjo | 86 | 6 | / |
| Gbandji | 86 | 4 | / |
| Gbondja | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gbanjay | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ngbandia | 80 | 64 | / |
| Gbantjah | 80 | 6 | / |
| Gbandjui | 80 | 6 | / |
| Gbandiah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngbandjo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gbanza | 77 | 511 | / |
| Gbansa | 77 | 62 | / |
| Gbanjo | 77 | 12 | / |
| Ngbandjui | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ngbanza | 71 | 556 | / |
| Gbanzia | 71 | 130 | / |
| N'Gbandjui | 71 | 87 | / |
| Gbondje | 71 | 37 | / |
| Gbandio | 71 | 28 | / |
| Gbangya | 71 | 15 | / |
| Gbondjo | 71 | 9 | / |
| Gbanzai | 71 | 9 | / |
| Gbanssa | 71 | 7 | / |
| Gbansay | 71 | 6 | / |
| Gbandie | 71 | 5 | / |
| Gbondea | 71 | 4 | / |
| Gbangia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gbamjah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gboinja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gbondji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gbaanza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngbondjo | 67 | 13 | / |
| Gboinjay | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ngbondia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gbaingya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gbondjui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbondjou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbanchai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngbangia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngbandio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbeansea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbangiea | 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 Gbandja
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