Gbefe Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Gbefe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gbefe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin621:166,70316,738
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Gbefe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gbefe Come From? nationality or country of origin

Gbefe is found in Benin more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gbefe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gbefe is the 2,414,640th most frequently held family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gbefe reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most frequently used in Benin, where it is held by 62 people, or 1 in 166,703. In Benin Gbefe is most prevalent in: Atlantique Department, where 39 percent are found, Zou Department, where 35 percent are found and Littoral Department, where 15 percent are found. Barring Benin Gbefe is found in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gbeffe91461/
Gbef891/
Gbefa80710/
Gbafe8070/
Guefe8032/
Gbofe8024/
Gbefi8018/
Gbeev8018/
Gbevf801/
Gbeffa73541/
Gbephe7324/
Gueffe7310/
Gbeifa733/
Gbeffi732/
Gbefaa731/
Guefeh731/
Gbev67317/
Gboffeh677/
Ngwefeh674/
Gbew674/
Gueffey672/
Gbepher671/
Gbeafio671/
N'Gbefi671/
Ngveife671/

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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 Gbefe
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