Gbegba Surname

454,357th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 746 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Gbegba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gbegba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast5361:43,0432,764
Nigeria1291:1,373,20053,624
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Gbegba (1,179) may also be a first name.

Gbegba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gbegba is borne by more people in The Ivory Coast than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gbegba? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 454,357th most commonly held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 9,768,828 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Gbegba reside; 87 percent reside in West Africa and 49 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gbegba is also the 231,114th most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,179 people.

The surname is most frequently held in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 536 people, or 1 in 43,043. In The Ivory Coast Gbegba is primarily found in: Woroba District, where 51 percent live, Bas-Sassandra District, where 15 percent live and Gôh-Djiboua District, where 14 percent live. Beside The Ivory Coast this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 17 percent live and The DR Congo, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Gbogba83144/
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Gbegwa836/
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Gbogbha775/
Ngbegbo774/
Ngbegbe772/
Gbegber771/
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Gbeegbo771/
Gbegbep771/
Gbigbay771/
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Gbeangbe711/
Gbeigbei711/
Gbeingua711/
Gbogbo679,022/
Gbigbi67486/
Guigba67209/
Gbekua6799/
Gbekwa6729/
Gbigbo6724/
Gbegwo6715/
Guegbo6713/
Guegua676/
Gbégbé674/
Gbeguo672/
Guegwa671/
Ngweangba671/
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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 Gbegba
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