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 is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gbenge? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 680,882nd most prevalent family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 16,676,306 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gbenge live; 55 percent live in Central Africa and 55 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Gbenge is also the 698,971st most commonly used first name on earth, held by 171 people.
The surname is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 239 people, or 1 in 309,120. Not including The DR Congo Gbenge occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 45 percent reside and Kenya, where 0 percent reside.
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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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