Gbedande Surname
Approximately 273 people bear this surname
Gbedande Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 270 | 1:38,280 | 4,939 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
The alternate forms: Gbedandé (1) & Gbèdandé (2) are calculated separately.
Gbedande (1,004) may also be a first name.
Gbedande Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gbedande Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gbedande occurs more in Benin more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Gbedandé or Gbèdandé. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gbedande? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 956,400th most commonly occurring family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 26,694,307 people. Gbedande occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gbedande are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gbedande is also the 253,918th most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 1,004 people.
The last name is most widespread in Benin, where it is borne by 270 people, or 1 in 38,280. In Benin Gbedande is primarily found in: Atlantique Department, where 66 percent are found, Mono Department, where 13 percent are found and Zou Department, where 7 percent are found. Not including Benin Gbedande is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 1 percent are found and Ethiopia, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Gbedande
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