Gbengben Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Gbengben Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gbengben Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Gbengben Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gbengben is most common in Nigeria. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gbengben? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,063,924th most frequently used surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gbengben are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 90 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 19,682,529. In Nigeria Gbengben is mostly concentrated in: Ondo, where 56 percent reside and Benue, where 44 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria it is found in one country. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gbengbem885/
Gbemgbem7513/
Guenguen754/
Gbingbin754/
Ngwengwen711/
Guenguem632/
Kwengbengue631/
Kwenguen631/
Guenquen631/
Guemguem50171/
Guinguin5055/
Kwenkwen5015/
Gwemgwem501/

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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 Gbengben
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