Gbayea Surname
Approximately 157 people bear this surname
Gbayea Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 154 | 1:28,627 | 2,771 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Gbayea (14) may also be a first name.
Gbayea Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gbayea Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gbayea is carried by more people in Liberia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gbayea? popularity and diffusion
Gbayea is the 1,391,595th most commonly used surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 46,417,490 people. The surname Gbayea occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Gbayea reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. Gbayea is also the 3,024,661st most frequently used given name in the world, borne by 14 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Liberia, where it is held by 154 people, or 1 in 28,627. In Liberia it is mostly concentrated in: Grand Gedeh County, where 66 percent reside, Nimba County, where 24 percent reside and Montserrado County, where 8 percent reside. Other than Liberia this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gbayeah | 92 | 107 | / |
| Gbaayea | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gbayeae | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gbyea | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gbeyea | 83 | 76 | / |
| Gbawea | 83 | 55 | / |
| Gboyea | 83 | 20 | / |
| Gbaiya | 83 | 4 | / |
| Gbayoa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Gbayeo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gbaaya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gbayya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gbayia | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gbeyeah | 77 | 38 | / |
| Guayeah | 77 | 23 | / |
| Ngbaiya | 77 | 21 | / |
| Gboyeah | 77 | 19 | / |
| Gbaweah | 77 | 17 | / |
| Gbaweay | 77 | 15 | / |
| Gbayeho | 77 | 6 | / |
| Gboyeha | 77 | 4 | / |
| Gboiyea | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gbayoah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwayea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gbeao | 73 | 15 | / |
| Gbeaa | 73 | 7 | / |
| Gboea | 73 | 2 | / |
| Guayao | 67 | 745 | / |
| Quayea | 67 | 51 | / |
| Gbowea | 67 | 51 | / |
| Gbagia | 67 | 49 | / |
| Gboeah | 67 | 36 | / |
| Guayya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gweyea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gwaiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwaaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbeaou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbeaho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbahua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbajia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwyeah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbieah | 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
- 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 Gbayea
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