Gbende Surname

578,557th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 543 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Gbende Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gbende Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo3831:192,89719,402
Nigeria1031:1,719,83363,088
Ivory Coast481:480,65115,491
Liberia71:629,79127,063
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830

Gbende (42) may also be a first name.

Gbende Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gbende is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gbende? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 578,557th most prevalent family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 13,420,895 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Gbende live; 71 percent live in Central Africa and 71 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,566,439th most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 42 people.

It is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 383 people, or 1 in 192,897. Barring The DR Congo this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 19 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngbende92426/
Gbendeh92101/
Gbendea9241/
Gbiende9213/
Gbendie924/
Gbendje921/
Gbeunde921/
Gbeende921/
Gbemndje861/
Gbenda831,742/
Gbinde83765/
Guende83368/
Gwende83332/
Gbendy837/
Gbendi834/
Ngbendi77192/
Gouende777/
Gbienda774/
Ngbinde772/
Gbeenda771/
Guendee771/
Gwendje771/
Gwendeh771/
Guendej771/
Gbendoa771/
Gbindje771/
Ngbendy771/
Gbendaa771/
Gwaende771/
Gbenday771/
Guendea771/
Gwnde731/
Gouender712/
N'Gbendi711/
Nkgbinde711/
Guendeih711/
Ngwendeh711/
Kwende67939/
Gwenda67583/
Cuende67517/
Guinde67431/
Gbinda67255/
Kuende67165/
Gbindi67155/
Guendy67130/
Gwendy6727/
Quende6727/
Guendi6720/
Gwendi676/
Guemde673/
Cwende672/

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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 Gbende
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