Gbenro Surname

216,830th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,892 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Gbenro Surname User-submission:

Originally the name of an Owu Kingdom royal family from Amororo town (Abeokuta) in Ogun State, Nigeria. The meaning of the name is 'the crown upholds me'.

Gbenro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,7941:98,7426,740
United States461:7,879,542351,394
England341:1,638,76668,634
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Gbenro (1,156) may also be a first name.

Gbenro Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Originally the name of an Owu Kingdom royal family from Amororo town (Abeokuta) in Ogun State, Nigeria. The meaning of the name is 'the crown upholds me'.

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Gbenro Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gbenro Come From? nationality or country of origin

Gbenro occurs most in Nigeria. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Gbenro click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gbenro? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 216,830th most widely held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 3,851,768 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Gbenro reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gbenro is also the 233,837th most frequently held forename internationally, borne by 1,156 people.

Gbenro is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,794 people, or 1 in 98,742. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Oyo, where 50 percent live, Lagos, where 18 percent live and Osun, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Gbenro Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gbenro surname are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 71.43% registered with the party.

The amount Gbenro earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 40.32% less than the national average, earning R 141,816 per year and in United States they earn 6.75% more than the national average, earning $46,062 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gbeunro921/
Gbnro911/
Guenro8326/
Gbemro835/
Gbinrou7712/
Guenra675/
Guemro674/
Guinro673/
Kuenro670/
Guinrou621/
Qunro551/
Guemra501,164/
Guinra5084/
Kuenra505/
Quinro503/

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