Gbaou Surname

543,414th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 590 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Gbaou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gbaou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast5651:40,8342,636
Benin231:449,37431,324
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
France11:66,422,722504,397

Gbaou (153) may also be a first name.

Gbaou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gbaou is carried by more people in The Ivory Coast than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gbaou? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 543,414th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 12,351,773 people. Gbaou is primarily found in Africa, where 79 percent of Gbaou live; 79 percent live in West Africa and 71 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 743,570th most widespread first name at a global level It is held by 153 people.

The last name Gbaou is most frequently held in The Ivory Coast, where it is carried by 565 people, or 1 in 40,834. In The Ivory Coast it is most prevalent in: Montagnes District, where 64 percent live, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 21 percent live and Bas-Sassandra District, where 5 percent live. Beside The Ivory Coast this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 4 percent live and Burkina Faso, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gbahou912,845/
Gbaoue913/
Gbeaou911/
Gbao891,007/
Gbahoue8367/
Gboayou836/
Gbahoué833/
N'Gbaou832/
Gbahaou831/
Gbaouee831/
Gbaho801,295/
Gboua80200/
Ngbao8036/
Gbeao8015/
Gbaoh8010/
Gboyu805/
Gbaos803/
Gboju803/
Gbouo802/
Guaou802/
Gboou802/
Gbaao801/
Gbaoe801/
Gbahouia772/
Gbohou733,604/
Gboyou732,026/
Gbouyo7313/
Gbouya7310/
Ngwaou733/
Gbahui732/
Guahou732/
N'Gbao732/
Gbahoa732/
Gbagio732/
Gbaiyu732/
Gbauue731/
Gbaeyo731/
Gbahoe731/
Gbouje731/
Guaout731/
Gbahoo731/
Gbouji731/
Gbèhou731/
Gbeaho731/
Gbauya731/
Gbaoya731/
Gbahue731/
Gbahua731/
Ngbahu731/
Nguaou731/
Gbajio731/
Gwao67509/
Gboa67330/
Guao67188/
Gbojueh6731/
Gbohoue6728/
Gbahuie6711/
Gbasiyo6711/
Gbaohie677/
Ngbohou676/
Gbaijoh673/
Ngbauji671/
Gvao671/
Gbaijyu671/
Gbouyah671/
Gbahaho671/
Guaouet671/
Gbotayo671/
Ngbaoji671/
Gbaaayo671/
G'Boyou671/
Ngbaoya671/
Ngbauya671/
Gwaeyou671/

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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 Gbaou
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