Gbenge Surname
Approximately 437 people bear this surname
Gbenge Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 239 | 1:309,120 | 27,984 |
| Nigeria | 195 | 1:908,424 | 39,344 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Gbenge (171) may also be a first name.
Gbenge Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gbenge Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gbenge occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Gbenge click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gbenge? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 680,882nd most frequently held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 16,676,306 people. The surname Gbenge occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gbenge reside; 55 percent reside in Central Africa and 55 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 698,971st most common first name throughout the world, borne by 171 people.
The last name Gbenge is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 239 people, or 1 in 309,120. Excluding The DR Congo this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 45 percent are found and Kenya, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Gbenge
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