Gbobi Surname
Approximately 119 people bear this surname
Gbobi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 110 | 1:1,610,389 | 60,100 |
| Ivory Coast | 7 | 1:3,295,890 | 46,139 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gbobi (11) may also be a first name.
Gbobi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gbobi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gbobi is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gbobi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,666,404th most numerous family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 61,239,882 people. The surname Gbobi occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Gbobi reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequent given name in the world, borne by 11 people.
The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 110 people, or 1 in 1,610,389. In Nigeria Gbobi is most numerous in: Cross River, where 77 percent reside, Lagos, where 6 percent reside and Ondo, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Gbobi occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 6 percent reside and Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngbobi | 91 | 55 | / |
| Gbobie | 91 | 42 | / |
| Gbobio | 91 | 42 | / |
| Gbobyi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gboubai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gbabi | 80 | 319 | / |
| Gbowi | 80 | 300 | / |
| Gbovi | 80 | 284 | / |
| Gbebi | 80 | 201 | / |
| Gbobe | 80 | 103 | / |
| Gboba | 80 | 36 | / |
| Guobi | 80 | 23 | / |
| Gbabio | 73 | 190 | / |
| Guobis | 73 | 61 | / |
| Gbabui | 73 | 31 | / |
| Gbabai | 73 | 30 | / |
| Gbobeh | 73 | 27 | / |
| Ngbabi | 73 | 27 | / |
| Gboube | 73 | 21 | / |
| Gbawoi | 73 | 20 | / |
| Gbobea | 73 | 11 | / |
| Gbaboi | 73 | 11 | / |
| Guobai | 73 | 10 | / |
| Ngbowi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gbebie | 73 | 3 | / |
| Guobei | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gbaebi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gbobge | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gbouba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gbohvi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gbeebi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gbaubi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gbasbi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gbabie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwotbit | 67 | 28 | / |
| Gbobeah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbovieh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gboiwee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gboiway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwobei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbowieh | 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 Gbobi
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