Gbeleyi Surname

569,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 554 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Gbeleyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gbeleyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5281:335,49818,279
England161:3,482,379114,324
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Gbeleyi (49) may also be a first name.

Gbeleyi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gbeleyi occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gbeleyi? popularity and diffusion

Gbeleyi is the 569,728th most commonly held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 13,154,415 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Gbeleyi live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,430,306th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 49 people.

The last name Gbeleyi is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 528 people, or 1 in 335,498. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 56 percent reside, Ogun, where 26 percent reside and Osun, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Gbeleyi exists in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gbeley9239/
Gbelei921/
Gbeleye8670/
Gbileyi8627/
Ngbelei861/
Gbeleji861/
Gbeleyo861/
Gbeeley861/
Gbeleyee8033/
Gbealley8010/
Gbeleyah802/
Gbelee771,431/
Gbelai77153/
Gbelay77133/
Gbaley7797/
Gboley7769/
Gbalei7724/
Gbelie775/
Gbelea772/
Gbiley772/
Gbeleu771/
Gbolei771/
Gballey71427/
Gbeelee716/
Gbealea716/
Gbehlea716/
Gbeleah712/
Gbolley711/
Gbeilay711/
Gbealee711/
Gbilyie711/
Gbeleje711/
Gbaleye711/
Ngbeleu711/
Gboleye711/
Gbeilee711/
Gbejlay711/
Gbehloe711/
Gbealay711/
Gbelayah675/
Ngbeliya671/
Gbaleyah671/
Gbealeah671/
Gballley671/

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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 Gbeleyi
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