Gbave Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Benin

Gbave Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gbave Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
Ivory Coast41:5,767,80855,416
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Gbave (60) may also be a first name.

Gbave Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gbave is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Gbave.

How Common Is The Last Name Gbave? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,665,662nd most prevalent family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The surname Gbave occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gbave are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gbave is also the 1,270,172nd most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 60 people.

The surname Gbave is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 8,051,944. In Nigeria Gbave is most common in: Benue, where 95 percent reside and Delta, where 5 percent reside. Not including Nigeria Gbave exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 14 percent reside and Benin, where 7 percent reside.

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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 Gbave
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