Gbekun Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Liberia

Gbekun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Gbekun Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131

Gbekun Last Name Facts

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

Gbekun is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gbekun? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gbekun is the 5,587,209th most commonly used surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gbekun live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 17,714,276. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Osun, where 60 percent live, Lagos, where 20 percent live and Bayelsa, where 10 percent live. Besides Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Liberia, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gbekoun9223/
Gbeakuhn861/
Gbeakoun861/
Gbedkoun861/
Gbakun8349/
Gbekon837/
Gbokun832/
Gbeikon776/
Gbokoun772/
Gbakuin771/

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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 Gbekun
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