Gbanju Surname
Approximately 32 people bear this surname
Gbanju Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 17 | 1:259,326 | 15,766 |
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
Gbanju (70) may also be a first name.
Gbanju Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gbanju Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gbanju occurs more in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gbanju? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gbanju is the 3,485,539th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gbanju are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 53 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 1,162,016th most frequent given name globally. It is borne by 70 people.
This surname is most widely held in Liberia, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 259,326. In Liberia Gbanju is most frequent in: Grand Bassa County, where 59 percent reside, Bong County, where 35 percent reside and Montserrado County, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Liberia this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 47 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gbandjui | 86 | 6 | / |
| Gbanzu | 83 | 48 | / |
| Gbanyu | 83 | 9 | / |
| Gbonju | 83 | 6 | / |
| Gwanju | 83 | 5 | / |
| Gbenju | 83 | 3 | / |
| Guanju | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gbanhou | 77 | 3 | / |
| Gbansus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Guanjiu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Guanjhu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gbansou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngbanzu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gbanyou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gbondjui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gbondjou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwanju | 67 | 50 | / |
| Gbanho | 67 | 21 | / |
| Guanyu | 67 | 15 | / |
| Gbenyu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Guanhu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kuanju | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gwanyu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Quanju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwaniu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbagnehou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwanhu | 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 Gbanju
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