Gbanto Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Liberia

Gbanto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gbanto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria351:5,061,222131,727
Liberia41:1,102,13437,930
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Gbanto (17) may also be a first name.

Gbanto Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gbanto is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Gbanto.

How Common Is The Last Name Gbanto? popularity and diffusion

Gbanto is the 3,100,440th most widespread family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gbanto are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 88 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gbanto is also the 2,694,839th most frequent first name in the world, held by 17 people.

The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 5,061,222. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Ondo, where 91 percent reside and Rivers, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 10 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gbeantou861/
Gbanta8391/
Gwanto8353/
Guanto8311/
Gbonto831/
N'Gbantou801/
Guantos7730/
Ngbonto7715/
Ngwanto779/
Guantuo771/
Gbanteheou751/
Gbantehehou714/
Ngwantoh713/
Guanta67358/
Kwanto67144/
Kuanto67125/
Gwanta6736/
Quanto6725/
Cuanto677/
Guantá673/
Gwonto671/
Gbonta671/

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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 Gbanto
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