Gbefa Surname
Approximately 710 people bear this surname
Gbefa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 627 | 1:282,524 | 15,951 |
| Benin | 80 | 1:129,195 | 13,967 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Gbefa (41) may also be a first name.
Gbefa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gbefa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gbefa is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gbefa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 472,211th most widespread family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 10,264,149 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gbefa reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,590,275th most prevalent given name internationally. It is borne by 41 people.
The last name Gbefa is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 627 people, or 1 in 282,524. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Bayelsa, where 77 percent reside, Lagos, where 6 percent reside and Akwa Ibom, where 4 percent reside. Other than Nigeria Gbefa is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 11 percent reside and Belarus, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gbeffa | 91 | 541 | / |
| Gbeifa | 91 | 3 | / |
| Gbefaa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gbafa | 80 | 1,553 | / |
| Guefa | 80 | 103 | / |
| Gbefe | 80 | 63 | / |
| Gbefi | 80 | 18 | / |
| Gbefo | 80 | 15 | / |
| Gbofa | 80 | 9 | / |
| Gbefoïha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gbeffe | 73 | 461 | / |
| Gbafah | 73 | 401 | / |
| Gbeffo | 73 | 128 | / |
| Gbafaa | 73 | 21 | / |
| Gbefou | 73 | 19 | / |
| Guefah | 73 | 19 | / |
| Gueffa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Gbaffa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gbeffi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gweufa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gbaifa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Guefai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gbofah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gbefoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gueffai | 67 | 107 | / |
| Gbeffou | 67 | 14 | / |
| Gbeafio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwefaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Gbefi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngbefou | 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
- 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 Gbefa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis