Gben Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Gben Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 25 | 1:7,085,710 | 162,099 |
| Liberia | 10 | 1:440,854 | 21,753 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Gben (15) may also be a first name.
Gben Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gben Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gben is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gben? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,228,735th most frequently used surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Gben live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 70 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly held first name worldwide It is held by 15 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 7,085,710. In Nigeria Gben is mostly found in: Benue, where 84 percent are found, Lagos, where 8 percent are found and Kano, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 27 percent are found and Ghana, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gbeen | 89 | 22 | / |
| Gbien | 89 | 13 | / |
| Gbehn | 89 | 9 | / |
| Gbeng | 89 | 6 | / |
| Gbeun | 89 | 4 | / |
| Gbend | 89 | 2 | / |
| Ngben | 89 | 1 | / |
| Gboen | 89 | 1 | / |
| Gbn | 86 | 6 | / |
| Gbuehn | 80 | 52 | / |
| Gbehen | 80 | 7 | / |
| Gbenne | 80 | 1 | / |
| Guen | 75 | 2,351 | / |
| Gbem | 75 | 472 | / |
| Gwen | 75 | 259 | / |
| Gbin | 75 | 101 | / |
| Gbhn | 75 | 8 | / |
| Gbnt | 75 | 5 | / |
| Kgbn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gbnq | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gbnn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gbnh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ghbn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gbng | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gbengue | 73 | 56 | / |
| Gbenowa | 73 | 7 | / |
| Gwien | 67 | 114 | / |
| Gbina | 67 | 90 | / |
| Gween | 67 | 72 | / |
| Gouen | 67 | 54 | / |
| Gwenn | 67 | 45 | / |
| Guenn | 67 | 35 | / |
| Gwehn | 67 | 18 | / |
| Gbeem | 67 | 14 | / |
| Gweun | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ngbin | 67 | 11 | / |
| Guehn | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gueen | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gbhne | 67 | 6 | / |
| Guoen | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gbion | 67 | 3 | / |
| Geewn | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kgwen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gbehetin | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gggbn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbhnq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nghbn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guemn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guaen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwaen | 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 Gben
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