Gbesu Surname

1,551,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Gbesu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gbesu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1051:1,687,07462,154
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Gbesu (43) may also be a first name.

Gbesu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gbesu has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Gbesu.

How Common Is The Last Name Gbesu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gbesu is the 1,551,568th most commonly held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 54,793,578 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gbesu reside; 79 percent reside in West Africa and 79 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,545,828th most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 43 people.

This surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 105 people, or 1 in 1,687,074. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Ogun, where 72 percent reside, Lagos, where 25 percent reside and Bayelsa, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 20 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngbesu91410/
Gbeasu9121/
Gbeusu916/
Gbessou83288/
Gbessau831/
Gwesu80378/
Gbasu8062/
Gbosu8049/
Gbisu807/
Guesu801/
Gbezou7312/
Gweshu7310/
Gbosou733/
Guessu732/
Gbosuh731/
Gbhosu731/
Gbejau731/
Gbasou731/
N'Gbessou714/
Gbessouhe714/
Guessou67223/
Guesseu6727/
Gbessoe6715/
Gbasseu6712/
Gwetshu6710/
Gbêssou675/
Gbedjou672/
Gbeecuu671/
Gbeechu671/
Gbechou671/
Ngweshu671/
Gbeasoe671/
Gbissou671/
Guessau671/
Gbohsou671/

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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 Gbesu
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