Gbenou Surname
Approximately 13,310 people bear this surname
Gbenou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 10,270 | 1:1,006 | 114 |
| Ethiopia | 1,932 | 1:50,490 | 5,344 |
| Togo | 735 | 1:9,861 | 2,446 |
| Ivory Coast | 292 | 1:79,011 | 4,325 |
| France | 28 | 1:2,372,240 | 182,981 |
| Nigeria | 23 | 1:7,701,859 | 170,290 |
| Cameroon | 11 | 1:1,888,097 | 98,267 |
| Congo | 4 | 1:1,247,274 | 20,238 |
| Cuba | 4 | 1:2,880,679 | 10,064 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
The alternate forms: Gbénou (4) are calculated separately.
Gbenou (1,207) may also be a first name.
Gbenou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gbenou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gbenou is more frequently found in Benin than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Gbénou. Click here for further possible spellings of Gbenou.
How Common Is The Last Name Gbenou? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gbenou is the 39,435th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 547,524 people. Gbenou is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Gbenou live; 85 percent live in West Africa and 84 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 227,976th most frequent forename on earth, borne by 1,207 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Benin, where it is carried by 10,270 people, or 1 in 1,006. In Benin it is mostly concentrated in: Ouémé Department, where 41 percent live, Atlantique Department, where 22 percent live and Zou Department, where 10 percent live. Not including Benin this last name is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 15 percent live and Togo, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gbénou | 94 | 4 | / |
| Gbeanou | 92 | 158 | / |
| Gbengou | 92 | 14 | / |
| Gbegnou | 92 | 6 | / |
| G'Benou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gbeinou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gbenu | 91 | 1,219 | / |
| Gbeno | 91 | 15 | / |
| N'Gbenou | 86 | 2 | / |
| Gbehenou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gbetnhou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Guenou | 83 | 1,770 | / |
| Gbengo | 83 | 261 | / |
| Gbengu | 83 | 207 | / |
| Ngbenu | 83 | 75 | / |
| Gbenue | 83 | 27 | / |
| Gbinou | 83 | 10 | / |
| Gbenuu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Gbegno | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gbeneu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gbenoy | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gbeenu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gbenuo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gbenho | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gbegnu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gbenoa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gbenahoue | 80 | 37 | / |
| Gbeanue | 77 | 48 | / |
| Gbeango | 77 | 21 | / |
| Guenoue | 77 | 12 | / |
| Guenouh | 77 | 3 | / |
| Gbinhou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gbenuji | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gbenayo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gbeangu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gouenou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gueynou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gbena | 73 | 1,468 | / |
| Gueno | 73 | 1,121 | / |
| Guenu | 73 | 39 | / |
| Gweno | 73 | 11 | / |
| Gvenu | 73 | 8 | / |
| Gbinu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Gwenu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gbinhoue | 71 | 66 | / |
| Gouesnou | 71 | 3 | / |
| Gbengayo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwenouh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gbenga | 67 | 12,293 | / |
| Guinou | 67 | 353 | / |
| Gbenye | 67 | 176 | / |
| Gbenee | 67 | 118 | / |
| Kwenou | 67 | 47 | / |
| Gbenie | 67 | 24 | / |
| Ngbena | 67 | 21 | / |
| Gbingo | 67 | 13 | / |
| Gbignouet | 67 | 13 | / |
| Guenau | 67 | 13 | / |
| Gueneu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Gbenah | 67 | 12 | / |
| Gouenayou | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kuenou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Quenou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gbeana | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gbinoa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gboinu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gbenay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Guenho | 67 | 2 | / |
| Guenhu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gbinoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gueino | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbeina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwenoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbenae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbeney | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cuenou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbesna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbegna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guenoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwegno | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Gbenou
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