Gbengbe Surname

1,222,957th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 191 people bear this surname

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

Gbengbe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gbengbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1711:432,04435,878
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Gbengbe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gbengbe is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Gbengbe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gbengbe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,222,957th most commonly occurring family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 38,154,691 people. Gbengbe occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Gbengbe live; 90 percent live in Central Africa and 90 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 171 people, or 1 in 432,044. Apart from The DR Congo this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 7 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngbengbe93336/
Gbengbeh936/
Gbengber931/
Gbengba8696/
Gbengue8656/
Gbingbe862/
Gbengbay806/
Ngbingbe801/
Gboengue801/
Gbehegbe801/
Gbuengue801/
Gbngue771/
Gbingbehy751/
Gwengwe711,850/
Guengue71918/
Gbengui711/
Gbingba711/
Ngwengue673/
Kgwengwe672/
Guenguej671/
Guengueh671/

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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 Gbengbe
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