Gbenro Surname
Approximately 1,892 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,794 | 1:98,742 | 6,740 |
| United States | 46 | 1:7,879,542 | 351,394 |
| England | 34 | 1:1,638,766 | 68,634 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
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
The last name Gbenro has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gbenro? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 216,830th most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,851,768 people. The surname occurs mostly 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 used forename at a global level, held by 1,156 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,794 people, or 1 in 98,742. In Nigeria Gbenro is mostly concentrated in: Oyo, where 50 percent live, Lagos, where 18 percent live and Osun, where 11 percent live. Aside from Nigeria Gbenro exists in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.
Gbenro Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Gbenro last name are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 71.43% being 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.
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Footnotes
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