Gbeke Surname
Approximately 2,013 people bear this surname
Gbeke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 771 | 1:13,405 | 1,829 |
| Ivory Coast | 528 | 1:43,696 | 2,799 |
| Nigeria | 344 | 1:514,950 | 25,488 |
| DR Congo | 335 | 1:220,536 | 21,570 |
| Cameroon | 28 | 1:741,752 | 52,682 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
The alternate forms: Gbéké (1) & Gbèkè (1) are calculated separately.
Gbeke (507) may also be a first name.
Gbeke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gbeke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gbeke occurs more in Benin more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Gbéké or Gbèkè. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gbeke? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gbeke is the 205,995th most frequently held last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 3,620,241 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Gbeke are found; 71 percent are found in West Africa and 71 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 375,944th most common given name on earth, held by 507 people.
The last name is most frequent in Benin, where it is borne by 771 people, or 1 in 13,405. In Benin Gbeke is most common in: Kouffo Department, where 67 percent live, Mono Department, where 14 percent live and Zou Department, where 10 percent live. Aside from Benin this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 26 percent live and Nigeria, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngbeke | 91 | 190 | / |
| Gbekea | 91 | 48 | / |
| Gbekee | 91 | 37 | / |
| Gbekei | 91 | 26 | / |
| Gbekie | 91 | 24 | / |
| Gbekeh | 91 | 22 | / |
| Gbeeke | 91 | 16 | / |
| Gbeuke | 91 | 2 | / |
| Gbekey | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gbecke | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gbek | 89 | 1 | / |
| Gbéké | 87 | 1 | / |
| Gbèkè | 87 | 1 | / |
| Gbeaker | 83 | 28 | / |
| N'Gbeke | 83 | 27 | / |
| Ngbekea | 83 | 3 | / |
| Gbeakeu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gbeheke | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gboke | 80 | 903 | / |
| Gbeka | 80 | 306 | / |
| Gbake | 80 | 298 | / |
| Gbeki | 80 | 20 | / |
| Gbece | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gbeck | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gbike | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gveke | 80 | 0 | / |
| Gbeahkeh | 77 | 6 | / |
| N'Gbecke | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gbeekeer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gbeaka | 73 | 93 | / |
| Gbekai | 73 | 48 | / |
| Gbeche | 73 | 33 | / |
| Gbakeh | 73 | 22 | / |
| Gbaake | 73 | 17 | / |
| Gbegue | 73 | 15 | / |
| Gbakei | 73 | 14 | / |
| Gbekoi | 73 | 12 | / |
| Ngbeki | 73 | 10 | / |
| Gbakey | 73 | 9 | / |
| Gbaike | 73 | 5 | / |
| Gbekoa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gbeegh | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ngbike | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gbokei | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ghbeek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gbokey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gbokeh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gbeika | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gbekaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gbakee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kgbeka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gbakeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kgboke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ghbakeh | 67 | 212 | / |
| Gbaquee | 67 | 82 | / |
| Gbaikeh | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gbeakai | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gbyk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gbeq | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gbeg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbec | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbeheka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbaikei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbeacee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbeecee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbeceah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbequee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbjk | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Gbeke
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