Gbenyi Surname
Approximately 357 people bear this surname
Gbenyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 323 | 1:548,430 | 26,767 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
Gbenyi (10) may also be a first name.
Gbenyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gbenyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gbenyi is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gbenyi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 790,102nd most frequently held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 20,413,294 people. Gbenyi is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gbenyi are found; 90 percent are found in West Africa and 90 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 10 people.
The surname Gbenyi is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 323 people, or 1 in 548,430. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Benue, where 91 percent reside, Nasarawa, where 4 percent reside and Kaduna, where 2 percent reside. Barring Nigeria it exists in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngbenyi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gbeni | 91 | 443 | / |
| Gbeny | 91 | 4 | / |
| Gbenyo | 83 | 982 | / |
| Gbegni | 83 | 61 | / |
| Gbenie | 83 | 24 | / |
| Gbeini | 83 | 7 | / |
| Gbenay | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gbenii | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gbeney | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gbenoy | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gbenhy | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gbengi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gbenis | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gbeanyo | 77 | 41 | / |
| Gbeinay | 77 | 13 | / |
| Gqubeni | 77 | 9 | / |
| Gbeynie | 77 | 6 | / |
| Gbengai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gbehnie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngbengi | 77 | 1 | / |
| N'Gbeny | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gbaanyi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gbetgni | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gbena | 73 | 1,468 | / |
| Gbene | 73 | 973 | / |
| Gbini | 73 | 506 | / |
| Gbenge | 67 | 437 | / |
| Gbenee | 67 | 118 | / |
| Ngbene | 67 | 80 | / |
| Gbanni | 67 | 28 | / |
| Gbanai | 67 | 27 | / |
| Gbanhi | 67 | 26 | / |
| Gbaney | 67 | 23 | / |
| Gbeneh | 67 | 16 | / |
| Gboney | 67 | 16 | / |
| Gbeune | 67 | 13 | / |
| Gbonoi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gbanay | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gbeana | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gbanui | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gbingi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ghbani | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gbanei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hgbani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbinoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbeanh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbanih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbenes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbonay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbeina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbenje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qubeni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbeane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbeneu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbenoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbonai | 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 Gbenyi
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