Gbewa Surname

458,119th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 738 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Gbewa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gbewa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin5671:18,2292,456
Nigeria1461:1,213,30748,905
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gbewa (140) may also be a first name.

Gbewa Last Name Facts

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

Gbewa is found in Benin more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gbewa? popularity and diffusion

Gbewa is the 458,119th most widely held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 9,874,723 people. Gbewa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gbewa are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gbewa is also the 781,395th most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 140 people.

It is most frequently used in Benin, where it is borne by 567 people, or 1 in 18,229. In Benin it is primarily found in: Zou Department, where 42 percent live, Atlantique Department, where 32 percent live and Ouémé Department, where 10 percent live. Beside Benin this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 20 percent live and The DR Congo, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gbeway9170/
Gbeiwa9158/
Ngbewa913/
Gbehwa912/
Gbewah912/
Gbewai911/
Gbeawa911/
Gbewea911/
Gboewea8315/
Gbeawea831/
Gbewuah831/
Gbewhea831/
Gbeihwa831/
Gbehywa831/
Gbawa80140/
Gbewe8068/
Gbewo8043/
Gbeba8032/
Gbewi801/
Gboeweah771/
Gbaway73128/
Gboway7370/
Gbawea7355/
Gbowea7351/
Gbawua7351/
Gbewou7337/
Gbowah7333/
Ngbewe7322/
Gbeawe7321/
Gbaawa7318/
Gbawah7310/
Gbebah738/
Gbawai736/
Gbewee734/
Gbehua734/
Gbeaba734/
Gbheba733/
Gbebay732/
Gbebea731/
Gbeawi731/
Gbeabi731/
Ngbewo731/
Gbawaa731/
Gbiwua731/
Gbeyua731/
Gbeave731/
Gbewhe731/
Ggbeba731/
Gbovea731/
Gbewoo731/
Gbiway731/
Gbevah731/
Gbewei731/
Gboweah6765/
Gbowhea6752/
Ngbeave676/
Gbejwoh672/
Ngbeawo671/
Gbeawee671/
Gbaewei671/
Gbeihua671/
Gbaawua671/
Gbeavee671/
Gboiway671/
Gbawhea671/
Gbeabah671/
Gbeabay671/
Gbeaswe671/

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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 Gbewa
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