Gbanlay Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Gbanlay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gbanlay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia121:367,37819,503
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Gbanlay Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gbanlay is carried by more people in Liberia than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gbanlay? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gbanlay is the 5,391,485th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name Gbanlay occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Gbanlay reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa.

It is most frequently held in Liberia, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 367,378. In Liberia it is most prevalent in: Nimba County, where 100 percent are found. Barring Liberia Gbanlay occurs in one country. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gbanlaye931/
Gbanla924/
Gbanly921/
Gbanlah8632/
Guanlay862/
Ngbanla862/
Gbainla861/
Gbanloa861/
Gbanle77536/
Guanla775/
Gbanli771/
Guanloa715/
Guanlai714/
Guanlau712/
Kgwanla711/
Guanlad711/
Gbanlou711/
Gbamley711/
Gbamlah711/
Guanella67415/
Guanilla674/
Guanglia673/
Kwanhlay671/
Guanlouy671/
Gbeanlue671/
Gvanella671/

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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 Gbanlay
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