Gbefou Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Gbefou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 14 | 1:738,257 | 40,906 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
Gbefou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gbefou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gbefou is carried by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gbefou? popularity and diffusion
Gbefou is the 4,532,898th most commonly used surname globally, held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Gbefou are found; 84 percent are found in West Africa and 84 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Gbefou is most commonly held in Benin, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 738,257. In Benin it is most numerous in: Mono Department, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Benin this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 16 percent reside and Cameroon, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gbeffou | 92 | 14 | / |
| Ngbefou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gbefo | 91 | 15 | / |
| Ngbeffou | 86 | 9 | / |
| Gbeffo | 83 | 128 | / |
| Guefou | 83 | 11 | / |
| Gbefue | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gbefoh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gbeheffou | 80 | 2 | / |
| Guefoue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gbephou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gbefa | 73 | 710 | / |
| Guefo | 73 | 88 | / |
| Gbefoïha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gbeffa | 67 | 541 | / |
| Gueifo | 67 | 76 | / |
| Gueffo | 67 | 74 | / |
| Gouefo | 67 | 27 | / |
| Gbevoh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kuefou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gbeifa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kwefou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gouefouet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbefaa | 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 Gbefou
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