Gbegan Surname
Approximately 3,240 people bear this surname
Gbegan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 3,172 | 1:3,258 | 397 |
| Cameroon | 24 | 1:865,378 | 58,754 |
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 1:746,629 | 49,719 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
The alternate forms: Gbégan (1) are calculated separately.
Gbegan (62) may also be a first name.
Gbegan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gbegan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gbegan is found in Benin more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Gbégan. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gbegan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 138,137th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 2,249,243 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Gbegan live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gbegan is also the 1,246,114th most frequently held given name internationally. It is borne by 62 people.
The last name Gbegan is most widely held in Benin, where it is carried by 3,172 people, or 1 in 3,258. In Benin Gbegan is mostly concentrated in: Atlantique Department, where 39 percent reside, Zou Department, where 38 percent reside and Littoral Department, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Benin it exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 1 percent reside and Nigeria, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gbégan | 94 | 1 | / |
| Gbehgan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gbeggan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gbeingan | 86 | 9 | / |
| Gbehgain | 86 | 1 | / |
| Guegan | 83 | 5,715 | / |
| Gbagan | 83 | 54 | / |
| Gbogan | 83 | 18 | / |
| Gbegon | 83 | 10 | / |
| Gbegam | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gbigan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Guegain | 77 | 172 | / |
| Gbaghan | 77 | 47 | / |
| Gbegone | 77 | 13 | / |
| Gbagain | 77 | 6 | / |
| Gbehgam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gouegan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Guegann | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gbaigain | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gbaigahn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Quegan | 67 | 94 | / |
| Guigan | 67 | 46 | / |
| Guegon | 67 | 39 | / |
| Kwegan | 67 | 26 | / |
| Kuegan | 67 | 7 | / |
| Guegam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gbagon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gbogon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cuegan | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Gbegan
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