Gbaraka Surname

1,276,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Gbaraka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gbaraka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1581:1,121,15746,146
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665

Gbaraka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gbaraka is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gbaraka? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,276,805th most frequently used surname internationally, held by around 1 in 40,712,547 people. The surname Gbaraka is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gbaraka live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Gbaraka is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 158 people, or 1 in 1,121,157. In Nigeria Gbaraka is most prevalent in: Rivers, where 92 percent are found, Bayelsa, where 4 percent are found and Abia, where 2 percent are found. Not including Nigeria Gbaraka exists in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 12 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gbarakaa9319/
Gbarakah9314/
Gbarakea939/
Gbaraika933/
Gbauraka931/
Gbaaraka931/
Gbarako8625/
Gbarake866/
Gbarauko8010/
Gberakaa804/
Gbarakoo801/
Ngbarako801/
Gbereka711/
Gberako711/
Gberekaa674/
Ghvarake671/
Gboroko578/
Gbereko573/
Ngboroko5327/
Gberouko5320/
Gberekoo5316/
Gbourouko501/

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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 Gbaraka
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