Gbigbi Surname
Approximately 486 people bear this surname
Gbigbi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 182 | 1:24,223 | 2,384 |
| DR Congo | 157 | 1:470,571 | 38,110 |
| Nigeria | 129 | 1:1,373,200 | 53,624 |
| Benin | 15 | 1:689,040 | 39,432 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gbigbi (12) may also be a first name.
Gbigbi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gbigbi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gbigbi occurs more in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gbigbi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 629,292nd most frequently used surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 14,994,950 people. The last name Gbigbi is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gbigbi reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 37 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent forename world-wide, held by 12 people.
This last name is most common in Liberia, where it is held by 182 people, or 1 in 24,223. In Liberia Gbigbi is primarily found in: Lofa County, where 58 percent reside, Montserrado County, where 23 percent reside and Bong County, where 16 percent reside. Outside of Liberia this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 32 percent reside and Nigeria, where 27 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gbigbije | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gbaigbai | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gbeigbei | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gbigbe | 83 | 16 | / |
| Gbigba | 83 | 5 | / |
| Guigbi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gbigui | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gbaigba | 77 | 36 | / |
| Gbiegba | 77 | 30 | / |
| Gboigbe | 77 | 9 | / |
| Gbaigbe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Gbeigba | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gbiguei | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gbigbay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Guigbai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gbegbei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gbeigbeu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Guigui | 67 | 5,157 | / |
| Gbegbe | 67 | 2,395 | / |
| Gbegba | 67 | 746 | / |
| Guigbe | 67 | 37 | / |
| Gwigwi | 67 | 22 | / |
| Güigüi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gbigue | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gbaingbay | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gbégbé | 67 | 4 | / |
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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 Gbigbi
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