Gbogu Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Gbogu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Gbogu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gbogu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gbogu is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gbogu? popularity and diffusion
Gbogu is the 4,649,889th most numerous surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. Gbogu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gbogu reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 10,420,162. In Nigeria Gbogu is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 41 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 29 percent live and Abia, where 18 percent live. Not including Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gbogou | 91 | 4,327 | / |
| Gbongu | 91 | 214 | / |
| Gboogu | 91 | 4 | / |
| Ngbongu | 83 | 55 | / |
| Gbougou | 83 | 17 | / |
| Gboghou | 83 | 8 | / |
| Gboogou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gbongou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gbugu | 80 | 170 | / |
| Gbagu | 80 | 141 | / |
| Guogu | 80 | 21 | / |
| Gbegu | 80 | 12 | / |
| Gbogouhe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gbagou | 73 | 374 | / |
| Gbangu | 73 | 212 | / |
| Gbungu | 73 | 163 | / |
| Ngbugu | 73 | 48 | / |
| Ngbagu | 73 | 18 | / |
| Gbaagu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Guogou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngbangu | 67 | 1,876 | / |
| Gbangou | 67 | 898 | / |
| Ngbungu | 67 | 27 | / |
| Gbhughu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbasgou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwoghu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nngbagu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbanngu | 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 Gbogu
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