Gbau Surname

830,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 333 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Liberia

Gbau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gbau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2871:257,42024,363
Liberia411:107,5258,436
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973

Gbau Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gbau is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gbau? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 830,559th most commonly held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 21,884,522 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gbau live; 86 percent live in Central Africa and 86 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name Gbau is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 287 people, or 1 in 257,420. Other than The DR Congo it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 12 percent live and Nigeria, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngbau89110/
Gbayu8929/
Gbaju8926/
Gbaue891/
Gbahu891/
Gba8612,244/
Gbu86103/
Gbayou80334/
Ngbayu8062/
Gbajuu8013/
Gbajuo804/
Gbaoue803/
Gbayuo802/
Gbajou802/
Gbayau801/
Gbejau801/
Gbauue801/
Gbahiu801/
Gbahue801/
Gbauya801/
Gbah758,682/
Gwau752,574/
Gbaa752,048/
Gbai751,749/
Gbae751,434/
Gbea751,169/
Ngba75740/
Gbeu75464/
Gboa75330/
Gbou75194/
Gbue75172/
Gbay75142/
Gbaï7578/
Guau7548/
Gbuo7528/
Gbaî7520/
Gbuu7516/
Ngbu7512/
Gbha7511/
G'Ba759/
Gbad756/
Ghba756/
Gbas755/
Gbuh754/
Gbui753/
Gbat753/
Gbaz753/
Kgba752/
Kgbu751/
Gbux751/
Gbup751/
Cgba751/
Gbga751/
Gbud751/
Gbuz751/
Ghbu751/
Hgba751/
Gbahoue7367/
Gbeault731/
Gbaouee731/
Ngbayou731/
Gbaya672,450/
Gbaye671,616/
Ngbea671,100/
Gbaha671,025/
Gbeha67736/
Gboya67678/
Gbayo67602/
Gbaje67520/
Gbawe67478/
Gbaji67457/
Gbaja67423/
Gbeah67413/
Gbeya67406/
Gbayi67291/
Gboue67218/
N'Gba67139/
Gbeja67125/
Gbaie67122/
Gbiya6776/
Gbuye6754/
Gbuji6750/
Ghbas6750/
Ngbaa6749/
Ngbeu6748/
G'Bah6743/
Ngbai6740/
Gbaah6739/
Gbuya6734/
Gwaju6730/
Gbuie6728/
Gbuyi6728/
Guayu6725/
Gbais6725/
Gboja6724/
Gbouh6723/
Geebu6719/
Ngbui6719/
Geeba6717/
Gbueh6716/
Gbaih6714/
Gbeuh6712/
Gbajo6710/
Gbeia679/
Guaux679/
Gbuje677/
Gbaai676/
Gbahy675/
Ggbai674/
Gbija674/
Gbuus674/
Gbudh673/
Gbeua673/
Guauz673/
Gbohu672/
Gbeui672/
Nkgba671/
Guaju671/
Gbhas671/
Gbadh671/
Gbaio671/
Gbaeh671/
Gbajy671/
Gbuja671/
Gbeae671/
Nngba671/
Gbujo671/
Gbaia671/
Nguau671/
Ngbay671/
N'Gbu671/
Gbath671/
Gbêha671/
Gåbus671/
Ggbeu671/
Gbatt671/
Qgbha671/

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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 Gbau
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