Gbanyan Surname
Approximately 765 people bear this surname
Gbanyan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 738 | 1:5,974 | 714 |
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
| Ivory Coast | 8 | 1:2,883,904 | 43,419 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
Gbanyan (53) may also be a first name.
Gbanyan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gbanyan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gbanyan is more frequently found in Liberia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Gbanyan.
How Common Is The Last Name Gbanyan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 445,853rd most widely held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 9,526,204 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gbanyan are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 1,366,219th most prevalent first name globally, borne by 53 people.
It is most prevalent in Liberia, where it is borne by 738 people, or 1 in 5,974. In Liberia it is most frequent in: Bong County, where 70 percent are found, Montserrado County, where 10 percent are found and Grand Bassa County, where 10 percent are found. Other than Liberia it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 2 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gbahnyan | 93 | 8 | / |
| Gbeanyan | 93 | 7 | / |
| Gbanyahn | 93 | 2 | / |
| Gbainyan | 93 | 1 | / |
| Gbanhan | 86 | 97 | / |
| Gbagnan | 86 | 63 | / |
| Guanyan | 86 | 14 | / |
| Gbonyan | 86 | 12 | / |
| Gbanjan | 86 | 9 | / |
| Gbanyon | 86 | 6 | / |
| Gwanyan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gbangnan | 80 | 37 | / |
| Gbanjanh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gbainian | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gbamnyam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gwainyane | 75 | 34 | / |
| Gbagnon | 71 | 692 | / |
| Guanjan | 71 | 30 | / |
| Gbanhon | 71 | 23 | / |
| Gbaneon | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kwanyan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gwanjan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Guanhan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Guanyon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Guanian | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gbainyouon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gbanhoun | 67 | 104 | / |
| Gbangnon | 67 | 29 | / |
| Gbanehon | 67 | 17 | / |
| Guanjian | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gbeagnon | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kwanyang | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gwangnan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Quanyang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbaignon | 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 Gbanyan
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