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 most common in Nigeria. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gbobi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,666,404th most widely held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 61,239,882 people. Gbobi occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Gbobi are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held forename internationally, held by 11 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 110 people, or 1 in 1,610,389. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Cross River, where 77 percent live, Lagos, where 6 percent live and Ondo, where 5 percent live. Other than Nigeria Gbobi exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 6 percent live and Cameroon, where 1 percent live.
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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