Gbechi Surname
Approximately 940 people bear this surname
Gbechi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 912 | 1:11,333 | 1,554 |
| Nigeria | 27 | 1:6,560,843 | 154,927 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
Gbechi (59) may also be a first name.
Gbechi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gbechi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gbechi occurs more in Benin more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gbechi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gbechi is the 379,617th most commonly used surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 7,752,708 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gbechi live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,282,666th most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 59 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Benin, where it is carried by 912 people, or 1 in 11,333. In Benin it is primarily found in: Kouffo Department, where 92 percent reside, Zou Department, where 3 percent reside and Littoral Department, where 2 percent reside. Barring Benin it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 3 percent reside and The Congo, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Gbechi
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