Gbesan Surname
Approximately 208 people bear this surname
Gbesan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 194 | 1:913,107 | 39,493 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
Gbesan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gbesan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gbesan is most common in Nigeria. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gbesan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,152,132nd most frequently held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 35,036,278 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Gbesan live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Gbesan is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 194 people, or 1 in 913,107. In Nigeria Gbesan is most common in: Lagos, where 32 percent reside, Ogun, where 29 percent reside and Oyo, where 12 percent reside. Not including Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 6 percent reside and Benin, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gbessan | 92 | 42 | / |
| Gbessane | 86 | 31 | / |
| Gbezan | 83 | 19 | / |
| Gbeson | 83 | 16 | / |
| Gbasan | 83 | 13 | / |
| Gbesen | 83 | 6 | / |
| Guesan | 83 | 3 | / |
| Gbosan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gbecan | 83 | 1 | / |
| N'Gbessan | 80 | 10 | / |
| Guessan | 77 | 5,700 | / |
| Gbeazan | 77 | 20 | / |
| Ngwesan | 77 | 15 | / |
| Gwesang | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ngbeson | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gbesson | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gbossan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gbasain | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gouessan | 71 | 73 | / |
| Gempesan | 71 | 17 | / |
| Gbeazoon | 71 | 12 | / |
| Gueassan | 71 | 11 | / |
| Gempisan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kguessan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gweshane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gueissan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gueessan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Guesssan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gbessoun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngbesson | 71 | 1 | / |
| Guisan | 67 | 481 | / |
| Gbazan | 67 | 466 | / |
| Gbezon | 67 | 166 | / |
| Gouessant | 67 | 73 | / |
| Gbazon | 67 | 63 | / |
| Gbison | 67 | 48 | / |
| Guezan | 67 | 36 | / |
| N'Gbesson | 67 | 17 | / |
| Gueson | 67 | 13 | / |
| Gbeussein | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gwetshane | 67 | 6 | / |
| Quesan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gbasen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Guesen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gbejon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbazán | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbosen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gouessang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuesan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guesam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gweson | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- 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 Gbesan
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