Gbobo Surname
Approximately 475 people bear this surname
Gbobo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 456 | 1:388,471 | 20,503 |
| Ivory Coast | 11 | 1:2,097,385 | 37,425 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
Gbobo (114) may also be a first name.
Gbobo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gbobo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gbobo is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gbobo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 640,141st most prevalent surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 15,342,202 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Gbobo live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 877,214th most frequently used forename at a global level, held by 114 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 456 people, or 1 in 388,471. In Nigeria it is most common in: Bayelsa, where 36 percent live, Rivers, where 36 percent live and Ondo, where 11 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 2 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngbobo | 91 | 30 | / |
| Gboboh | 91 | 20 | / |
| Gbobou | 91 | 6 | / |
| Gbobgo | 91 | 2 | / |
| Gbabo | 80 | 729 | / |
| Gbebo | 80 | 322 | / |
| Gboba | 80 | 36 | / |
| Gbowo | 80 | 27 | / |
| Guobo | 80 | 15 | / |
| Gbovo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngbabo | 73 | 279 | / |
| Gbaabo | 73 | 123 | / |
| Gbabou | 73 | 35 | / |
| Gbaboh | 73 | 31 | / |
| Gbaboa | 73 | 21 | / |
| Gbowoh | 73 | 15 | / |
| Gbaboi | 73 | 11 | / |
| Gbobah | 73 | 5 | / |
| Guobou | 73 | 5 | / |
| Gbasbo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gbovou | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gbaebo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gbowou | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gbeboo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gbompo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngvobo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gbouba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngwobo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gbawoo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gboeba | 73 | 1 | / |
| N'Gboba | 67 | 67 | / |
| Gbahabo | 67 | 35 | / |
| Gbaouho | 67 | 20 | / |
| Gbawood | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ngbobaa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ngbabou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngwoboh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nguobou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gboshwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngbobah | 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 Gbobo
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