Gbegbe Surname
Approximately 2,395 people bear this surname
Gbegbe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 1,371 | 1:16,828 | 1,302 |
| Nigeria | 460 | 1:385,093 | 20,366 |
| Benin | 233 | 1:44,359 | 5,674 |
| DR Congo | 212 | 1:348,489 | 30,654 |
| Liberia | 86 | 1:51,262 | 4,572 |
| Cameroon | 14 | 1:1,483,505 | 83,777 |
| Central African Republic | 4 | 1:1,128,848 | 387 |
| Congo | 4 | 1:1,247,274 | 20,238 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Gbégbé (4) are calculated separately.
Gbegbe (741) may also be a first name.
Gbegbe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gbegbe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gbegbe (Russian: Гбегбе) has its highest incidence in The Ivory Coast. It can also appear as a variant: Gbégbé. Click here for other possible spellings of Gbegbe.
How Common Is The Last Name Gbegbe? popularity and diffusion
Gbegbe is the 178,364th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 3,042,817 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Gbegbe live; 82 percent live in West Africa and 59 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gbegbe is also the 302,221st most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 741 people.
This surname is most frequently used in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 1,371 people, or 1 in 16,828. In The Ivory Coast Gbegbe is mostly found in: Woroba District, where 32 percent live, Bas-Sassandra District, where 19 percent live and Abidjan Autonomous District, where 12 percent live. Apart from The Ivory Coast this last name exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 19 percent live and Benin, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gbegbeh | 92 | 44 | / |
| Gbegbeu | 92 | 33 | / |
| Gbegbey | 92 | 22 | / |
| Gbegbea | 92 | 5 | / |
| Gbaegbe | 92 | 3 | / |
| Ngbegbe | 92 | 2 | / |
| Gbegbei | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gbegbee | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gbeegbe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gbegbep | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gbegber | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gbégbé | 89 | 4 | / |
| Gbeugbeu | 86 | 182 | / |
| Gbehgbeh | 86 | 11 | / |
| Gbeigbeu | 86 | 3 | / |
| Gbehegbe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gbeigbei | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gbeangbe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gbegba | 83 | 746 | / |
| Guegbe | 83 | 26 | / |
| Gbegbi | 83 | 24 | / |
| Gbegue | 83 | 15 | / |
| Gbegwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gbiegba | 77 | 30 | / |
| Gbeagba | 77 | 16 | / |
| Gbeigba | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gouegbe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gbegoue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gbeigoue | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gbigbije | 71 | 1 | / |
| Guegue | 67 | 1,822 | / |
| Gwegwe | 67 | 1,468 | / |
| Gbigbi | 67 | 486 | / |
| Gbegui | 67 | 388 | / |
| Gbagbi | 67 | 230 | / |
| Kwegbe | 67 | 27 | / |
| Gbeangbay | 67 | 23 | / |
| Kuegbe | 67 | 16 | / |
| Gbegwa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gbigba | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gbekwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quegbe | 67 | 1 | / |
Gbegbe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gbegbe in the Russian language | ||
| Гбегбе | gbegbe | - |
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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 Gbegbe
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