Gbenyan Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Gbenyan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 34 | 1:129,663 | 9,726 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Gbenyan (12) may also be a first name.
Gbenyan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gbenyan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gbenyan is most common in Liberia. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gbenyan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gbenyan is the 3,228,735th most commonly held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. Gbenyan occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Gbenyan are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. Gbenyan is also the 3,306,491st most common first name throughout the world It is held by 12 people.
Gbenyan is most frequently used in Liberia, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 129,663. In Liberia Gbenyan is most common in: Bong County, where 71 percent live, Grand Bassa County, where 21 percent live and Lofa County, where 3 percent live. Outside of Liberia Gbenyan occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 5 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gbehnyan | 93 | 12 | / |
| Gbeanyan | 93 | 7 | / |
| Gbinyan | 86 | 27 | / |
| Gbenyon | 86 | 24 | / |
| Gbegnan | 86 | 2 | / |
| Gwenyan | 86 | 2 | / |
| Gbenean | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gbenayon | 80 | 41 | / |
| Ngwenyan | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gbainyan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gwenyang | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ghuenyane | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kgwenyane | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gbegnon | 71 | 2,911 | / |
| Kgweenyane | 71 | 50 | / |
| Gbignan | 71 | 18 | / |
| Gbinyam | 71 | 6 | / |
| Gbinhan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Guinyan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kwenyan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gwenjang | 67 | 18 | / |
| Gbegnoun | 67 | 17 | / |
| Gwenyong | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gbeagnon | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gbainian | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ggbegnon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbetgnon | 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 Gbenyan
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