Gbeyi Surname

757,040th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 378 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Liberia

Gbeyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gbeyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin2191:47,1955,990
Liberia1111:39,7173,658
Ivory Coast281:823,97321,823
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Congo11:4,989,09634,171

Gbeyi (39) may also be a first name.

Gbeyi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gbeyi is more commonly found in Benin than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gbeyi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 757,040th most frequently held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 19,279,222 people. Gbeyi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Gbeyi live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 62 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gbeyi is also the 1,637,361st most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 39 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Benin, where it is held by 219 people, or 1 in 47,195. In Benin it is mostly found in: Atlantique Department, where 46 percent live, Ouémé Department, where 28 percent live and Zou Department, where 12 percent live. Not including Benin this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 29 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gbeyio911/
Gbei892,065/
Gbey89453/
Gbeya80406/
Gbeji80361/
Gbayi80291/
Gbeye80118/
Gbeyo8079/
Gboyi8050/
Ngbei8037/
Gbuyi8028/
Gbeie8019/
Gbeia809/
Gbeii804/
Gbeih803/
G'Bei802/
Gbeui802/
Ngbey801/
Gbeis801/
Ghbeyitt776/
Gbeuhi73169/
Ngbeya7392/
Gbehia7381/
Gbeyee7351/
Gbeyeh7332/
Ghbeis7331/
Gbehio7323/
Gbeyou7322/
Gbegie7320/
Gbeyah7319/
Ngbeji7319/
N'Gbei7313/
Ghbeih737/
Gbayie736/
Gbyiah736/
Gboyii733/
Gbeiyo732/
Gbeiah732/
N'Gbey731/
Ngbeyo731/
Gbehya731/
Gboyie731/
Gbeeye731/
Gbehii731/
Gbeihi731/
Gbeiee731/
Ngboyi731/
Gbejie731/
Ngbeye731/
Kgbayi731/
Gbeyihowa711/
Gbai671,749/
Gbae671,434/
Gboe671,279/
Gbea671,169/
Gbee67495/
Gbeu67464/
Ghbeish67398/
Gbue67172/
Gbie67157/
Gbay67142/
Gboi67130/
Gbye6735/
Gboeyah6717/
Gboy6715/
Gbehyee6712/
Gbeyeeh6710/
Gbeî676/
Gbui673/
N'Gboyi671/
Ghbeith671/
Ghbeich671/
Gbeehie671/
Ghbeitt671/
Gbeyowa671/
Geegbey671/
N'Gbayi671/

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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 Gbeyi
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