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 found most in Benin. It can occur as a variant: Gbénou. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gbenou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 39,435th most frequently occurring family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 547,524 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Gbenou reside; 85 percent reside in West Africa and 84 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 227,976th most numerous given name world-wide, borne by 1,207 people.
The surname is most widely held in Benin, where it is held by 10,270 people, or 1 in 1,006. In Benin Gbenou is most frequent in: Ouémé Department, where 41 percent reside, Atlantique Department, where 22 percent reside and Zou Department, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Benin this surname exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in Ethiopia, where 15 percent reside and Togo, where 6 percent reside.
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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