Gbewe Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Gbewe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gbewe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Gbewe (10) may also be a first name.

Gbewe Last Name Facts

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

Gbewe has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Gbewe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gbewe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gbewe is the 2,312,869th most commonly used surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 107,169,793 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gbewe reside; 93 percent reside in Central Africa and 91 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Gbewe is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous forename throughout the world. It is borne by 10 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 62 people, or 1 in 1,191,606. Without taking into account The DR Congo this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 6 percent live and Benin, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Gbeawe9121/
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Gbewei911/
Gbewea911/
Gbewhe911/
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Gbeve804,802/
Gbebe801,369/
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Gboweh7364/
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Gbebee737/
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Gbeebi731/
Gbeave731/
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Ngbiwe731/
Gbeawa731/
Gbeawi731/
Gbebea731/
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Gboweah6765/
Gbehoue6720/
Gbaweih677/
Ngbeave676/
Gbehywa671/
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Gbeavee671/
Gboweeh671/
Gboiwee671/
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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 Gbewe
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis