Gbefon Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Gbefon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 24 | 1:430,650 | 30,545 |
| Ivory Coast | 8 | 1:2,883,904 | 43,419 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Gbefon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gbefon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gbefon is found most in Benin. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gbefon? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,432,070th most commonly held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. Gbefon occurs predominantly in Africa, where 73 percent of Gbefon live; 73 percent live in West Africa and 73 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most frequently used in Benin, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 430,650. In Benin it is most numerous in: Zou Department, where 58 percent are found, Atlantique Department, where 25 percent are found and Littoral Department, where 17 percent are found. Other than Benin this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 24 percent are found and Brazil, where 3 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 Gbefon
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