Gbega Surname
Approximately 267 people bear this surname
Gbega Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 120 | 1:1,476,190 | 56,575 |
| Benin | 72 | 1:143,550 | 15,098 |
| Ivory Coast | 53 | 1:435,306 | 14,482 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Gbega (247) may also be a first name.
Gbega Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gbega Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gbega is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gbega? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gbega is the 970,883rd most frequently used surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 27,294,179 people. The surname Gbega is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Gbega reside; 86 percent reside in West Africa and 79 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 567,531st most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 247 people.
It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 120 people, or 1 in 1,476,190. In Nigeria Gbega is mostly found in: Benue, where 41 percent live, Oyo, where 13 percent live and Ekiti, where 10 percent live. Other than Nigeria this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 27 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gbegha | 91 | 138 | / |
| Ngbega | 91 | 56 | / |
| Gbeaga | 91 | 17 | / |
| Gbiega | 91 | 9 | / |
| Gbeuga | 91 | 6 | / |
| Ggbega | 91 | 4 | / |
| Gbehga | 91 | 3 | / |
| Gbegah | 91 | 3 | / |
| Gbeiga | 91 | 2 | / |
| Gboega | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ngbegha | 83 | 202 | / |
| Gbeanga | 83 | 26 | / |
| Gbeagha | 83 | 15 | / |
| Gbiegha | 83 | 6 | / |
| Gbeagay | 83 | 5 | / |
| Hgbegha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gbeinga | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ngbehga | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ngbegah | 83 | 1 | / |
| N'Gbega | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gbaga | 80 | 1,884 | / |
| Gboga | 80 | 857 | / |
| Gbego | 80 | 358 | / |
| Gbegi | 80 | 319 | / |
| Gbiga | 80 | 88 | / |
| Guega | 80 | 73 | / |
| Gbege | 80 | 52 | / |
| Gwega | 80 | 15 | / |
| Ngbeagha | 77 | 19 | / |
| Gbeageah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gbegui | 73 | 388 | / |
| Gbagha | 73 | 115 | / |
| Gouega | 73 | 97 | / |
| Gbeghe | 73 | 24 | / |
| Gbegie | 73 | 20 | / |
| Gbeger | 73 | 14 | / |
| Gbegou | 73 | 14 | / |
| Gwegah | 73 | 12 | / |
| Gbeigo | 73 | 12 | / |
| Guegau | 73 | 11 | / |
| Gbigha | 73 | 10 | / |
| Gbehgo | 73 | 9 | / |
| Ngbege | 73 | 8 | / |
| Gbigah | 73 | 7 | / |
| Gbagah | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gbegeh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gbogah | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gueyga | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gbogai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gbeago | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guegah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gbogay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gbagai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gbeagi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gbagay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gbeige | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngbego | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gboyga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hgbaga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gueiga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guegha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guegga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gbogha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gbeango | 67 | 21 | / |
| Gbehego | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gbhagay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gueggah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbeageh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwegah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbainga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbeagui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbeguii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gweghah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guehgah | 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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- 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 Gbega
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