Gbawai Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Gbawai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 5 | 1:881,707 | 33,815 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Gbawai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gbawai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gbawai is found most frequently in Liberia. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gbawai? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,593,402nd most frequently held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gbawai live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Anglo-West Africa.
Gbawai is most frequently held in Liberia, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 881,707. In Liberia Gbawai is primarily concentrated in: Lofa County, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Liberia Gbawai occurs in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gbawayi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gbawi | 91 | 192 | / |
| Gbawa | 91 | 140 | / |
| Gbaway | 83 | 128 | / |
| Ngbawa | 83 | 56 | / |
| Gbawea | 83 | 55 | / |
| Gbawua | 83 | 51 | / |
| Ngbawi | 83 | 35 | / |
| Gbawie | 83 | 32 | / |
| Gbabai | 83 | 30 | / |
| Gbauwa | 83 | 29 | / |
| Gbaswa | 83 | 27 | / |
| Gbawoi | 83 | 20 | / |
| Gbaawa | 83 | 18 | / |
| Gbawei | 83 | 14 | / |
| Gbawah | 83 | 10 | / |
| Gbawae | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gbeawa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gbewai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gbawaa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gbeawi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gbawiya | 77 | 68 | / |
| Gbawaye | 77 | 14 | / |
| Gbaweih | 77 | 7 | / |
| Gbawoyi | 77 | 5 | / |
| Gbaawii | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ngbawah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gbaibai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gbeawea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gbawhea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gbaawua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngbaawa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gbaewei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gbewa | 73 | 738 | / |
| Gbawe | 73 | 478 | / |
| Gbabi | 73 | 319 | / |
| Gbowi | 73 | 300 | / |
| Gbaba | 73 | 216 | / |
| Gbowa | 73 | 84 | / |
| Gbava | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gbewi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngbawaya | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ngbawuya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gbawouya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gbaashwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gbauwuya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gbaweiah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gbaywhea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gbaiweah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngbawe | 67 | 383 | / |
| Gbawee | 67 | 78 | / |
| Gboway | 67 | 70 | / |
| Gbeway | 67 | 70 | / |
| Gbeiwa | 67 | 58 | / |
| Gbavah | 67 | 35 | / |
| Gbowah | 67 | 33 | / |
| Gbabui | 67 | 31 | / |
| Gbabea | 67 | 21 | / |
| Gbeawe | 67 | 21 | / |
| Gbawou | 67 | 19 | / |
| Gbaaba | 67 | 17 | / |
| Gbabay | 67 | 13 | / |
| Gbaboi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Gbaabe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gbaave | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gbaweh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gbasua | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gbeaba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gbaibi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ngbowi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gbawue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gbewah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gbahui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gbehwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gbawey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbawge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbawhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbaubi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbajua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbauba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbewei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbaîbi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbaibe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbeabi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbajui | 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
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- 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 Gbawai
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