Gbenowei Surname
6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Gbenowei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gbenewei | 88 | 65 | / |
| Gbanowei | 88 | 1 | / |
| Gbenowa | 80 | 7 | / |
| Gbenevi | 80 | 6 | / |
| Gbenewe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gbenewi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gbenuwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gbenawe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gbanawei | 75 | 49 | / |
| Gbenouwa | 75 | 10 | / |
| Gbenovie | 75 | 7 | / |
| Gbanewei | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gbenouvi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gbeneyei | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gbenahoue | 71 | 37 | / |
| Gbenoiwou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gbenoba | 67 | 351 | / |
| Gbenuwa | 67 | 23 | / |
| Gbanawe | 67 | 21 | / |
| Gbeneye | 67 | 11 | / |
| Gbinowa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gbonowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbenoua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbanawi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbegnoiwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbenewa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwenawe | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Gbenowei
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis