Gbayi Surname

912,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 291 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Gbayi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gbayi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin1551:66,6818,149
Nigeria641:2,767,85688,308
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Ivory Coast81:2,883,90443,419
Liberia71:629,79127,063
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Mali11:16,969,0354,067

Gbayi (40) may also be a first name.

Gbayi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gbayi is most common in Benin. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gbayi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 912,827th most commonly used surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 25,043,113 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gbayi reside; 81 percent reside in West Africa and 78 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,614,485th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 40 people.

The last name Gbayi is most frequently held in Benin, where it is borne by 155 people, or 1 in 66,681. In Benin Gbayi is most frequent in: Kouffo Department, where 50 percent are found, Atlantique Department, where 21 percent are found and Littoral Department, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Benin this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 22 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 19 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gbayie916/
Kgbayi911/
Gbai891,749/
Gbay89142/
N'Gbayi831/
Gbaya802,450/
Gbaye801,616/
Gbayo80602/
Gbaji80457/
Gbeyi80378/
Gbaie80122/
Gboyi8050/
Ngbai8040/
Gbayu8029/
Gbuyi8028/
Gbais8025/
Gbaih8014/
Gbaai806/
Gbahy805/
Ggbai804/
Gbajy801/
Gbaia801/
Ngbay801/
Gbaio801/
Ngbaya73530/
Gbayou73334/
Gbayee73294/
Ngbayo73178/
Gbayah73119/
Gbahio7384/
Ngbayu7362/
Gbayeh7354/
Ngbaye7345/
Gbahia7341/
Gbawie7332/
Gbajie7331/
Ngbaji7329/
Gbaaye7317/
Gbayha737/
Gbaiho737/
Gbyiah736/
Gbahay735/
Gbaaji734/
Gbayaa734/
Gboyii733/
Gbaggi733/
Gbayuo732/
Gbayoh732/
Gbayes732/
Gbayau731/
Gbahyo731/
Gbahiu731/
Gbauya731/
Ngboyi731/
Gbayoe731/
Gbaihi731/
Gboyie731/
Gbahii731/
Gbaaya731/
Gbeyio731/
Gbajii731/
Gbajio731/
Ngbaai731/
Gbei672,065/
Gbaa672,048/
Gbae671,434/
Gbea671,169/
Gbey67453/
Gbau67333/
Gboa67330/
Gvay67283/
Gbie67157/
Gboi67130/
Geegbay6770/
Gbye6735/
Gbayowa6722/
Gbaî6720/
Gvai6718/
Gboy6715/
Ghbayeh6711/
Gbhayah676/
Geetbai675/
Gbui673/
Gbahyah672/
Gbayeed671/
N'Gboyi671/
Gbahyoe671/
Gbayath671/
Ngbayou671/

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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 Gbayi
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