Gbedji Surname
Approximately 3,949 people bear this surname
Gbedji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 3,308 | 1:3,124 | 375 |
| Togo | 420 | 1:17,257 | 5,159 |
| Ivory Coast | 198 | 1:116,521 | 5,822 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
The alternate forms: Gbédji (2) are calculated separately.
Gbedji (244) may also be a first name.
Gbedji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gbedji Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gbedji is found most in Benin. It can be found as a variant: Gbédji. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gbedji? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 116,692nd most frequently used family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,845,416 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Gbedji are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gbedji is also the 571,890th most widespread given name globally, borne by 244 people.
The surname is most common in Benin, where it is held by 3,308 people, or 1 in 3,124. In Benin Gbedji is most frequent in: Collines Department, where 32 percent live, Zou Department, where 32 percent live and Littoral Department, where 8 percent live. Aside from Benin it occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Togo, where 11 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gbédji | 94 | 2 | / |
| Gbedjie | 92 | 2 | / |
| Gbediji | 92 | 2 | / |
| Gbeidji | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gbedjio | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gbeudji | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gbeji | 91 | 361 | / |
| N'Gbedji | 86 | 17 | / |
| Gbedzi | 83 | 556 | / |
| Gbadji | 83 | 473 | / |
| Gbedje | 83 | 456 | / |
| Gbodji | 83 | 217 | / |
| Gbedja | 83 | 106 | / |
| Gbedie | 83 | 44 | / |
| Gbidji | 83 | 20 | / |
| Gbeddie | 77 | 485 | / |
| Gbadjie | 77 | 39 | / |
| Gbadjai | 77 | 26 | / |
| Gboïdji | 77 | 17 | / |
| Gbedehi | 77 | 15 | / |
| Gbodjie | 77 | 12 | / |
| Gbadjui | 77 | 8 | / |
| Gbeadie | 77 | 6 | / |
| Ngbedie | 77 | 5 | / |
| Gboidji | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gbedzie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gbedzhi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gbeudje | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gbohdji | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gbeje | 73 | 414 | / |
| Gbesi | 73 | 368 | / |
| Gbegi | 73 | 319 | / |
| Gbezi | 73 | 7 | / |
| Gbedjeha | 71 | 1,374 | / |
| N'Gbedje | 71 | 32 | / |
| Gbeadieh | 71 | 25 | / |
| Gbehdieh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gbadje | 67 | 518 | / |
| Gbodje | 67 | 185 | / |
| Gbezai | 67 | 55 | / |
| Gbesie | 67 | 23 | / |
| Gbegie | 67 | 20 | / |
| Gbeasi | 67 | 13 | / |
| Gbedye | 67 | 11 | / |
| Gbezhi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gbesai | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gbezie | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gbijai | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ngbezi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gbadié | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gbidja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gbeige | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghbezi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbisei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbeagi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbeesi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbecoi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Gbedji
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