Gbei Surname

201,834th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,065 people bear this surname

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

Gbei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gbei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast1,8231:12,6561,031
Nigeria1051:1,687,07462,154
Benin501:206,71219,428
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Liberia401:110,2138,601
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Gbeï (16) & Gbeî (6) are calculated separately.

Gbei (689) may also be a first name.

Gbei Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gbei is found in The Ivory Coast more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Gbeï or Gbeî. Click here to see other possible spellings of Gbei.

How Common Is The Last Name Gbei? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 201,834th most widely held last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 3,529,078 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Gbei reside; 82 percent reside in West Africa and 52 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gbei is also the 315,065th most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 689 people.

The surname Gbei is most widespread in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 1,823 people, or 1 in 12,656. In The Ivory Coast Gbei is mostly found in: Montagnes District, where 75 percent are found, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 16 percent are found and Bas-Sassandra District, where 3 percent are found. Beside The Ivory Coast this surname is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 5 percent are found and Benin, where 2 percent are found.

Gbei Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gbeï9216/
Gbeî926/
Gbeyi89378/
Gbeji89361/
Ngbei8937/
Gbeie8919/
Gbeia899/
Gbeii894/
Gbeih893/
G'Bei892/
Gbeui892/
Gbeis891/
Gbe866,412/
Gbi86289/
Gbeuhi80169/
Gbehia8081/
Ghbeis8031/
Gbehio8023/
Gbegie8020/
Ngbeji8019/
N'Gbei8013/
Ghbeih807/
Gbeiah802/
Gbeiyo802/
Gbeiee801/
Gbehii801/
Gbeyio801/
Gbeihi801/
Gbejie801/
Guei7553,398/
Gbai751,749/
Gbae751,434/
Gber751,386/
Gbeh751,287/
Gboe751,279/
Gbea751,169/
Ngbe751,135/
Gwei751,097/
Gbee75495/
Gbeu75464/
Gbey75453/
Gbue75172/
Gbie75157/
Gboi75130/
Gbio7585/
Ngbi7574/
Gbye7535/
Gbii7524/
Gæbe7511/
G'Bi758/
Gbhi754/
Gbui753/
Gbih753/
Gbed753/
Gbje753/
Ggbe752/
Gbep752/
G'Be751/
Ghbi751/
Gbhe751/
Gbiy751/
Gbet751/
Hgbi751/
Ghbe751/
Hgbe751/
Gbge751/
Qgbe751/
Gbid751/
Ghbeish73398/
Ghbeitt731/
Gbeehie731/
Ghbeich731/
Ghbeith731/
Gbaye671,616/
Ngbea671,100/
N'Gbe671,044/
Gbeha67736/
Gbaje67520/
Gbawe67478/
Gbaji67457/
Gbeje67414/
Gbeah67413/
Gbeya67406/
Gbayi67291/
Gboue67218/
Gboye67217/
Gbowe67169/
Gueia67151/
Gbiye67142/
Gbeja67125/
Gbaie67122/
Gweyi67119/
Gbeye67118/
Gboeh67105/
Gbeyo6779/
Gbiya6776/
Gueyi6761/
Gbuye6754/
Gbuji6750/
Gboyi6750/
Ngbeu6748/
Geebe6747/
Gboji6740/
Ngbai6740/
Gbieh6732/
Gbuie6728/
Gbuyi6728/
Ngbii6727/
Gweji6726/
Gbais6725/
Gbejo6719/
Ngbui6719/
Gbueh6716/
Gbaih6714/
Gweih6714/
Ngbee6712/
Gbeuh6712/
Gueij6710/
Gueji6710/
Gbeer679/
Gueih677/
Gbeeh677/
Gbuje677/
Ghbeyitt676/
Gbaai676/
Ggbai674/
Gbija674/
Ngbeh673/
Gbess673/
Gbeua673/
Geevi672/
Gboie672/
Gbhoe672/
Gboio672/
Gbihe672/
Ngboi672/
Ghbit671/
Gbyeh671/
Gbech671/
Gbaio671/
Gbehr671/
Gbehd671/
Qugbe671/
Cgber671/
Gbaeh671/
Gbhie671/
Gbeae671/
Gweia671/
Gbaue671/
Ggbee671/
Gbaia671/
Gueie671/
Ngbey671/
Gbedd671/
Gempi671/
Gweid671/
Ggbeu671/
Gbest671/
Ghbis671/
Kgwei671/
Cgwei671/
Ggbyi671/
Hgbee670/

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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 Gbei
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