Gbenka Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Gbenka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 8 | 1:1,291,950 | 54,095 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
Gbenka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gbenka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gbenka is found most in Benin. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Gbenka click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gbenka? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,057,639th most commonly used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gbenka are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Gbenka is most commonly occurring in Benin, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 1,291,950. In Benin it is primarily concentrated in: Borgou Department, where 100 percent are found. Beside Benin Gbenka exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 40 percent are found and Liberia, where 7 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 Gbenka
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