Gbodja Surname
Approximately 198 people bear this surname
Gbodja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 172 | 1:60,091 | 7,422 |
| Ethiopia | 25 | 1:3,901,850 | 10,182 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Gbodja (1,969) may also be a first name.
Gbodja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gbodja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gbodja is carried by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gbodja? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,194,481st most commonly used family name globally, held by around 1 in 36,805,787 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gbodja live; 87 percent live in West Africa and 87 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gbodja is also the 170,650th most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,969 people.
The surname is most widespread in Benin, where it is carried by 172 people, or 1 in 60,091. In Benin Gbodja is most common in: Zou Department, where 47 percent live, Ouémé Department, where 21 percent live and Atlantique Department, where 13 percent live. Aside from Benin Gbodja occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 13 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gbotdja | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gbodjia | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gboja | 91 | 24 | / |
| Gbadja | 83 | 516 | / |
| Gbodjo | 83 | 254 | / |
| Gbodji | 83 | 217 | / |
| Gbodje | 83 | 185 | / |
| Gbedja | 83 | 106 | / |
| Gbojah | 83 | 13 | / |
| Gbodia | 83 | 5 | / |
| Gbodea | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gboudji | 77 | 57 | / |
| Gbadjai | 77 | 26 | / |
| Gboïdji | 77 | 17 | / |
| Gbodjie | 77 | 12 | / |
| Gbadjaï | 77 | 12 | / |
| Gbodeah | 77 | 5 | / |
| Gbodjou | 77 | 3 | / |
| Gboidji | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gbodiah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gbedjia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gbadjaî | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gbodjio | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gbohdji | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gboza | 73 | 72 | / |
| Gbosa | 73 | 66 | / |
| Gbojo | 73 | 44 | / |
| Gboca | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gboudjou | 71 | 50 | / |
| Ngboza | 67 | 1,156 | / |
| Gbadia | 67 | 634 | / |
| Gbadje | 67 | 518 | / |
| Gbedia | 67 | 507 | / |
| Gbadji | 67 | 473 | / |
| Gbedjo | 67 | 267 | / |
| Gbudje | 67 | 249 | / |
| Gbozea | 67 | 90 | / |
| Gbajah | 67 | 67 | / |
| Gbadjo | 67 | 41 | / |
| Gbouza | 67 | 38 | / |
| Gbozah | 67 | 33 | / |
| Gbozai | 67 | 31 | / |
| Gbazoa | 67 | 27 | / |
| Gbadea | 67 | 25 | / |
| Gbogea | 67 | 21 | / |
| Gbosah | 67 | 12 | / |
| Gbajay | 67 | 11 | / |
| Gbosay | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gbozia | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gbodio | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gbosea | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gboosa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gbodie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbozza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbozéa | 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 Gbodja
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