Gbanyah Surname
Approximately 243 people bear this surname
Gbanyah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 241 | 1:18,293 | 1,861 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
Gbanyah (26) may also be a first name.
Gbanyah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gbanyah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gbanyah is more frequently found in Liberia than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gbanyah? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gbanyah is the 1,035,555th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 29,989,901 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gbanyah are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most common first name globally. It is borne by 26 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Liberia, where it is held by 241 people, or 1 in 18,293. In Liberia Gbanyah is primarily concentrated in: Montserrado County, where 44 percent reside, Bong County, where 28 percent reside and Gbarpolu County, where 15 percent reside. Other than Liberia it occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gbanya | 92 | 328 | / |
| Gbanjah | 86 | 556 | / |
| Ngbanya | 86 | 130 | / |
| Gbenyah | 86 | 8 | / |
| Gbaniah | 86 | 5 | / |
| Gbainya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gbanyea | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gbaneah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gbanyas | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gbanyay | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gbainyea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngwanyah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gwanya | 77 | 2,544 | / |
| Gbanja | 77 | 136 | / |
| Gbanho | 77 | 21 | / |
| Gbanea | 77 | 18 | / |
| Gbanyo | 77 | 11 | / |
| Guanya | 77 | 4 | / |
| Gbania | 77 | 4 | / |
| Gbagna | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gvanya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gbanha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngbanyo | 71 | 123 | / |
| Gbonyea | 71 | 69 | / |
| Gbeanyo | 71 | 41 | / |
| Gbanjai | 71 | 21 | / |
| Guanyas | 71 | 10 | / |
| Gbenjah | 71 | 6 | / |
| Ngbonya | 71 | 4 | / |
| Gbanhou | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ggwanya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kgwanya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Qgbanyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwanyah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gwanhah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gboneah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Guaneah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gbanjay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gbamjah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gbangia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngbania | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gbagney | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gqwanya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngbangea | 67 | 34 | / |
| Gbainhea | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ng'wanya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nqgwanya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngbangia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbangiea | 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
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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 Gbanyah
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