Gbewou Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Gbewou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 36 | 1:287,100 | 24,014 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Gbewou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gbewou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gbewou occurs in Benin more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Gbewou click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gbewou? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,228,735th most prevalent surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gbewou live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most commonly used in Benin, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 287,100. In Benin Gbewou is primarily concentrated in: Collines Department, where 36 percent are found, Atlantique Department, where 28 percent are found and Zou Department, where 19 percent are found. Outside of Benin this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gbewo | 91 | 43 | / |
| Gbewu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gbebou | 83 | 20 | / |
| Ngbewu | 83 | 11 | / |
| Gbevou | 83 | 8 | / |
| Gbewoe | 83 | 6 | / |
| Ngbewo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gbewoo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gbejwoh | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gbewuah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngbeawo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gbewa | 73 | 738 | / |
| Gbebo | 73 | 322 | / |
| Gbevo | 73 | 283 | / |
| Gbebu | 73 | 135 | / |
| Gbevu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gbehouho | 71 | 7 | / |
| Gbehouhou | 67 | 162 | / |
| Gbeway | 67 | 70 | / |
| Gbeiwa | 67 | 58 | / |
| Gbevoh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gbehua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngbewa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gbewah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gbibou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gbehwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gbiwoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbewai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbeawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gboiwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbewei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbeboo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbeibo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbiwua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbeyua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbewea | 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 Gbewou
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