Gbelen Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Gbelen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gbelen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia41:1,102,13437,930
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Gbelen (12) may also be a first name.

Gbelen Last Name Facts

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

Gbelen is carried by more people in Liberia than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gbelen? popularity and diffusion

Gbelen is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gbelen live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 80 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. Gbelen is also the 3,306,491st most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 12 people.

The last name Gbelen is most numerous in Liberia, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 1,102,134. In Liberia Gbelen is most common in: Bong County, where 25 percent live, Gbarpolu County, where 25 percent live and Grand Bassa County, where 25 percent live. Outside of Liberia this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gbaelen9237/
Gbeelen921/
Geebelen86661/
Guelen83345/
Gbelem838/
Gbelin833/
Gbalen831/
Gbelengue801/
Gueilen7714/
Guelhen776/
Gbaalen771/
Ngwelen771/
Gbelina771/
Gueillen711/
Quelen67889/
Guelin67288/
Guilen67220/
Gbilin6788/
Gbolin6778/
Guelem6722/
Gbalin6720/
Kuelen679/
Gwelem672/
Cuelen670/

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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 Gbelen
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