Gbanla Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Liberia

Gbanla Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gbanla Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Gbanla (7) may also be a first name.

Gbanla Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gbanla occurs more in Benin more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gbanla? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most frequently used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gbanla are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 4,548,448th most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 7 people.

It is most widely held in Benin, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 10,335,602. In Benin Gbanla is mostly found in: Atakora Department, where 100 percent live. Outside of Benin it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 25 percent live and Liberia, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gbanlah9232/
Gbanlay9213/
Ngbanla922/
Gbainla921/
Gbanloa921/
Gbanle83536/
Guanla835/
Gbanlo833/
Gbanly831/
Gbanli831/
Guanloa775/
Guanlai774/
Guanlau772/
Guanlay772/
Gbamlah771/
Kgwanla771/
Guanlad771/
Gbanlou771/
Gbanluo771/
Guanella71415/
Guanilla714/
Guanglia713/
Gvanella711/
Gbamle6750/
Gbonle6749/
Guainella6734/
Guanlo6717/
Guainilla679/
Gbonlo676/
Guaynilla672/
Kuanla671/
Kwanla671/

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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 Gbanla
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