Gbenakou Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Gbenakou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gbenakou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin181:574,20035,798
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Guinea21:5,916,9082,656
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Gbenakou Last Name Facts

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

Gbenakou occurs in Benin more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gbenakou? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,882,373rd most widespread surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Gbenakou reside; 85 percent reside in West Africa and 77 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Gbenakou is most common in Benin, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 574,200. In Benin Gbenakou is mostly found in: Ouémé Department, where 39 percent live, Plateau Department, where 39 percent live and Zou Department, where 11 percent live. Beside Benin this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 12 percent live and Guinea, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gbenaku931/
Gbeneakoh8211/
Gueinakou821/
Gbeneku808/
Guenako801/
Gbeneko801/
Gbanakoi755/
Gbenouko751/
Gbenekoo751/
Gbonoku6723/
Gbeneka674/
Guenaka671/
Gbonoko671/
Gbanaka671/
Gbanakaa634/
Gbannaka631/
Gbaneaka631/
Gbonokoi631/
Gbonoquoi591/
Gbanoka534/
Kuinako534/
Guinaco533/
Guenaca532/
Cuenaka531/
Gboneka531/
Gbonokai509/
Guinakai501/
Kuinakui501/
Gbonoqoi501/

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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
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  • 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 Gbenakou
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