Gbekou Surname

193,263rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,177 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Togo
Highest density in:
Togo

Gbekou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gbekou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Togo1,8901:3,835622
Benin2541:40,6915,241
France151:4,428,181244,602
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Guinea41:2,958,4542,022
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Gbékou (1) are calculated separately.

Gbekou (17) may also be a first name.

Gbekou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gbekou occurs in Togo more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Gbékou. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gbekou? popularity and diffusion

It is the 193,263rd most numerous last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 3,347,518 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Gbekou are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gbekou is also the 2,694,839th most widely held first name at a global level It is held by 17 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Togo, where it is carried by 1,890 people, or 1 in 3,835. Other than Togo it occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 12 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gbékou941/
Gbeakou9233/
Gbekoue9211/
Gbeku911,940/
Gbeko91487/
Ngbeku8375/
Gbeako8330/
Ngbeko8323/
Gbikou8321/
Gbekoi8312/
Gbeaku839/
Gbekoa834/
Gbecou832/
Gbekko831/
Gbekoyi777/
Gbhikou771/
Gbeakeu771/
Gbeka73306/
Gbeco7331/
Gbiko731/
Ngbeka67126/
Gbeaka6793/
Gbekai6748/
Gbekea6748/
Gbekee6737/
Ngbiko6727/
Gbekei6726/
Gbekie6724/
Gbaiko679/
Gbidko675/
Gbyoko674/
Gbekah672/
Gbekey671/
Gbekaa671/
Gbeika671/
Gbecoi671/
Gbayku671/
Gbeuka671/
Gbesco671/
Kgbeka671/

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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 Gbekou
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