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

Gbei is held by more people in The Ivory Coast than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Gbeï or Gbeî. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gbei? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 201,834th most frequent last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 3,529,078 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Gbei are found; 82 percent are found in West Africa and 52 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 315,065th most frequent forename globally. It is borne by 689 people.

This last name is most frequently used in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 1,823 people, or 1 in 12,656. In The Ivory Coast Gbei is most prevalent in: Montagnes District, where 75 percent live, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 16 percent live and Bas-Sassandra District, where 3 percent live. Besides The Ivory Coast it exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 5 percent live and Benin, where 2 percent live.

Gbei Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly 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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