Gbe Surname

76,427th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,412 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Gbe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast5,1591:4,472415
Nigeria7551:234,62613,676
DR Congo3081:239,86923,092
Liberia1611:27,3822,647
Benin91:1,148,40050,768
Cameroon71:2,967,010123,373
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England21:27,859,030389,889
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Gbe (1,888) may also be a first name.

Gbe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gbe is more frequently found in The Ivory Coast than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gbe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gbe is the 76,427th most commonly used surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,136,548 people. The last name Gbe is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Gbe live; 81 percent live in West Africa and 41 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gbe is also the 174,971st most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 1,888 people.

The last name Gbe is most frequently held in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 5,159 people, or 1 in 4,472. In The Ivory Coast it is primarily found in: Montagnes District, where 63 percent are found, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 17 percent are found and Bas-Sassandra District, where 7 percent are found. Outside of The Ivory Coast it exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 12 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 5 percent are found.

Gbe Last Name Statistics demography

Gbe earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 56.98% less than the national average, earning $18,562 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gbei862,065/
Gber861,386/
Gbeh861,287/
Gbea861,169/
Ngbe861,135/
Gbee86495/
Gbeu86464/
Gbey86453/
Gbie86157/
Gbeï8616/
Gæbe8611/
Gbeî866/
Gbje863/
Gbed863/
Ggbe862/
Gbep862/
G'Be861/
Qgbe861/
Gbet861/
Ghbe861/
Hgbe861/
Gbge861/
Gbhe861/
Ngbea751,100/
N'Gbe751,044/
Geebe7547/
Ngbei7537/
Gbieh7532/
Ngbee7512/
Gbeuh7512/
Gbeer759/
Gbeeh757/
Ngbeh753/
Gbess753/
Gbeih753/
Gbihe752/
G'Bei752/
Ngbey751/
Gbedd751/
Gbeis751/
Ggbeu751/
Gbest751/
Ggbee751/
Gbhie751/
Cgber751/
Qugbe751/
Gbehd751/
Gbehr751/
Gbech751/
Gbeae751/
Hgbee750/
Gue6726,269/
Gba6712,244/
Gwe671,807/
Gbi67289/
Geegbe67258/
Gby6762/
Ghbeis6731/
Ngbeah6728/
Gbaaye6717/
Gehebe6714/
N'Gbei6713/
Gbehet6711/
Ghbeih677/
Gve677/
Geeber675/
Geebge675/
Gbeher674/
Ggbehe674/
Ghbech674/
Gbj672/
N'Gbea672/
Gbehii671/
N'Gbey671/
Nhgbee671/
Geebee671/

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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 Gbe
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