Gbenuwa Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Gbenuwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Gbenuwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098

Gbenuwa Last Name Facts

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

Gbenuwa occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Gbenuwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Gbenuwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gbenuwa is the 4,116,508th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname Gbenuwa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gbenuwa live; 91 percent live in Central Africa and 91 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 3,518,075. Excluding The DR Congo this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gbenouwa9310/
Gbenguwa931/
Gbeniwa864/
Gbanuwa861/
Gbenuwe861/
Gbaniwa711/
Gbiniwa711/
Gbenouvo67133/
Gbeniwei6717/
Gbenowei6710/
Gbenouvi672/
Gbenouvou639/
Gbenouvoh632/
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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 Gbenuwa
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