Gbesu Surname
Approximately 133 people bear this surname
Gbesu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 105 | 1:1,687,074 | 62,154 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
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 is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gbesu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,551,568th most numerous last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 54,793,578 people. The last name Gbesu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gbesu reside; 79 percent reside in West Africa and 79 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gbesu is also the 1,545,828th most frequently used forename world-wide, borne by 43 people.
The surname Gbesu is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 105 people, or 1 in 1,687,074. In Nigeria Gbesu is most numerous in: Ogun, where 72 percent live, Lagos, where 25 percent live and Bayelsa, where 1 percent live. Not including Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 20 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngbesu | 91 | 410 | / |
| Gbeasu | 91 | 21 | / |
| Gbeusu | 91 | 6 | / |
| Gbessou | 83 | 288 | / |
| Gbessau | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gwesu | 80 | 378 | / |
| Gbasu | 80 | 62 | / |
| Gbosu | 80 | 49 | / |
| Gbisu | 80 | 7 | / |
| Guesu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gbezou | 73 | 12 | / |
| Gweshu | 73 | 10 | / |
| Gbosou | 73 | 3 | / |
| Guessu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gbosuh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gbhosu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gbejau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gbasou | 73 | 1 | / |
| N'Gbessou | 71 | 4 | / |
| Gbessouhe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Guessou | 67 | 223 | / |
| Guesseu | 67 | 27 | / |
| Gbessoe | 67 | 15 | / |
| Gbasseu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Gwetshu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gbêssou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gbedjou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gbeecuu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbeechu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbechou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngweshu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbeasoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbissou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guessau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbohsou | 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 Gbesu
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