Gber Surname

279,018th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,386 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Gber Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gber Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,1991:147,7429,383
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Gber (157) may also be a first name.

Gber Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gber is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gber? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gber is the 279,018th most widespread family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,257,970 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gber live; 87 percent live in West Africa and 87 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gber is also the 732,696th most commonly used given name world-wide. It is borne by 157 people.

This surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,199 people, or 1 in 147,742. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Benue, where 93 percent reside, Taraba, where 3 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 13 percent reside and Pakistan, where 0 percent reside.

Gber Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gbere89633/
Gbear8922/
Gbier8914/
Gbeer899/
Gbert899/
Ngber896/
Cgber891/
Gbehr891/
Gbeir891/
Gbe866,412/
Gbearr8044/
Gberhe8025/
Gbierr805/
Geeber805/
Ngbear804/
Gbeher804/
Gbeere802/
Ghbeir801/
Kgbger801/
Gbei752,065/
Gbeh751,287/
Gbea751,169/
Ngbe751,135/
Guer75981/
Gbee75495/
Gwer75479/
Gbeu75464/
Gbey75453/
Gbir75287/
Gbie75157/
Gbeï7516/
Gæbe7511/
Gbeî756/
Gbed753/
Gbje753/
Ggbe752/
Gbep752/
Gbet751/
Gbhe751/
Ghbe751/
Hgbe751/
Gbge751/
G'Be751/
Qgbe751/
Gbyr751/
Gbjr751/
Gver751/
Geebeir731/
Ngbea671,100/
N'Gbe671,044/
Gwere67699/
Guerr67130/
Ghver6770/
Geebe6747/
Guear6743/
Gouer6742/
Ngbei6737/
Gbieh6732/
Gbeuh6712/
Ngbee6712/
Gbair6711/
Guehr679/
Gweer677/
Gbeeh677/
Gwear677/
Ngbeh673/
Gbire673/
Gbess673/
Gbeih673/
Gueir672/
Gueer672/
Gwier672/
Gbihe672/
G'Bei672/
Gvere671/
Gbech671/
Gbyor671/
Gbehd671/
Qugbe671/
Gbhie671/
Gwerh671/
Gbeae671/
Gbior671/
Ggbee671/
Ghuer671/
Ngbey671/
Gbedd671/
Gbeis671/
Ggbeu671/
Gbest671/
Hgbee670/
Cwger670/

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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 Gber
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