Gbobe Surname

1,817,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Gbobe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gbobe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast531:435,30614,482
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Congo11:4,989,09634,171

Gbobe (84) may also be a first name.

Gbobe Last Name Facts

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

Gbobe is found in The Ivory Coast more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gbobe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,817,111th most commonly used surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 70,752,873 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Gbobe are found; 58 percent are found in West Africa and 58 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,046,220th most widespread given name at a global level, held by 84 people.

The last name Gbobe is most frequently used in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 53 people, or 1 in 435,306. In The Ivory Coast Gbobe is most common in: Bas-Sassandra District, where 96 percent live, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 2 percent live and Zanzan District, where 2 percent live. Not including The Ivory Coast this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 40 percent live and Nigeria, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gbobie9142/
Gbobeh9127/
Gboube9121/
Gbobea9111/
Gbobge912/
Gbobeah831/
Gbebe801,369/
Gbabe80388/
Gbowe80169/
Gbobi80119/
Gbove8064/
Gboba8036/
Gbube8012/
Guobe804/
Gwobe801/
Gbowee73296/
Ngbabe73134/
Gbabeu73109/
Gboveh7387/
Gbabee7371/
Gboweh7364/
Ngbobi7355/
Gbowea7351/
Gbobio7342/
Gbabeh7332/
Gbosue7331/
Gbabea7321/
Gbubee7311/
Gbaabe7310/
Gbebee737/
Gbeebe735/
Guobei733/
Gbebie733/
Gbaoue733/
Gbabey732/
Gbeube732/
Gbowey731/
Gbobyi731/
Gbouba731/
Gbebea731/
Gbabie731/
Gbebeh731/
Ngbove731/
Gbowhe731/
Ggbube731/
Gbaber731/
Gbovea731/
Gbahoue6767/
Gboweah6765/
Gbowhea6752/
Gbojueh6731/
Gbohoue6728/
Ngqwobe6725/
Gbaabee6712/
Ngbompe671/
Ngwobei671/
Gbahabe671/
Gbabeer671/
Gboweeh671/
Gboiwee671/
Gbovieh671/
Gbaouee671/
Gbowieh671/
Gboweha671/
Ngbaube671/
Gboubai671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gbobe
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