Gbawan Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Gbawan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gbawan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290

Gbawan (18) may also be a first name.

Gbawan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gbawan is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gbawan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,394,033rd most prevalent last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 113,867,905 people. The last name Gbawan is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gbawan reside; 64 percent reside in Central Africa and 64 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Gbawan is also the 2,608,198th most frequently used given name in the world. It is borne by 18 people.

It is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 1,801,941. Apart from The DR Congo this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 36 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gbawuan92659/
Gbauwan9221/
Gbawane921/
Gbawaun921/
Gbaawuan861/
Gbawuaan861/
Gbawasen861/
Hgbawuan861/
Gbawon8347/
Gbowan8335/
Gbavan8334/
Gbewan831/
Gbaban831/
Gbawuam7715/
Gbawein779/
Gbewuan772/
Gbewahn771/
Gbabain771/
Gbaiwon771/
Gbeawon771/
Gbawoin771/
Gimpawan7114/
Ginpawan7112/
Gbaavaan711/
Gbowhean711/
Gbowon6718/
Gbewon677/
Gbavon672/
Gbabon671/
Gbovahn629/
Gbavoun621/
Gbouwon621/
Gbewohn621/
Gbahbon621/
Gbehwon621/
Gbavosen574/
Gboswaim571/
Gbevon501,051/

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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 Gbawan
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