Gbani Surname
Approximately 412 people bear this surname
Gbani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 258 | 1:40,060 | 5,142 |
| Ivory Coast | 53 | 1:435,306 | 14,482 |
| Burkina Faso | 28 | 1:655,432 | 8,018 |
| Nigeria | 27 | 1:6,560,843 | 154,927 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Liberia | 5 | 1:881,707 | 33,815 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Gbani (38) may also be a first name.
Gbani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gbani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gbani is found in Benin more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gbani? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 711,133rd most frequently used surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,688,218 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Gbani live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 74 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gbani is also the 1,662,754th most common first name globally. It is borne by 38 people.
The surname Gbani is most widespread in Benin, where it is held by 258 people, or 1 in 40,060. In Benin it is most frequent in: Donga Department, where 74 percent are found, Littoral Department, where 9 percent are found and Zou Department, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Benin this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 13 percent are found and Burkina Faso, where 7 percent are found.
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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 Gbani
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