Gbawo Surname

1,765,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Gbawo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gbawo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia1051:41,9863,841
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Gbawo Last Name Facts

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

Gbawo is found most frequently in Liberia. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Gbawo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gbawo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,765,740th most widespread family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 67,477,277 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Gbawo live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Anglo-West Africa.

The surname Gbawo is most commonly used in Liberia, where it is borne by 105 people, or 1 in 41,986. In Liberia Gbawo is mostly concentrated in: Sinoe County, where 35 percent live, Grand Gedeh County, where 30 percent live and Montserrado County, where 20 percent live. Aside from Liberia it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gbawoi9120/
Gbawou9119/
Gbawoh9114/
Ngbawo914/
Gbawoo911/
Gbawuo911/
Gbawood8313/
Ngbawou832/
Ngbeawo831/
Gbabo80729/
Gbawa80140/
Gbavo8048/
Gbewo8043/
Gbowo8027/
Ngbahwou771/
Gbavou73407/
Gbaabo73123/
Ngbawa7356/
Ngbavo7355/
Gbawua7351/
Gbabou7335/
Gbauwa7329/
Gbaswa7327/
Gbaawa7318/
Gbowoh7315/
Gbaboi7311/
Gbawah7310/
Gbaibo734/
Gbajuo734/
Gbowou733/
Gbayuo732/
Gbawaa731/
Gbavoh731/
Gbewoo731/
Ghbabo731/
Gbeawa731/
Gbaouho6720/
Ngbawah671/
Gbachuo671/
Gboshwo671/
Ngbaawa671/
Gbaawua671/
Gbaibou671/

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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 Gbawo
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