Gbedi Surname
Approximately 281 people bear this surname
Gbedi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 122 | 1:1,451,990 | 55,913 |
| Benin | 100 | 1:103,356 | 11,687 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Ivory Coast | 16 | 1:1,441,952 | 30,506 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
Gbedi (264) may also be a first name.
Gbedi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gbedi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gbedi is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gbedi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 935,326th most widespread family name globally, held by around 1 in 25,934,327 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gbedi live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 547,545th most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 264 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 122 people, or 1 in 1,451,990. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Bayelsa, where 62 percent are found, Delta, where 30 percent are found and Lagos, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 36 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 12 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 Gbedi
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