Gbolahan Surname

99,447th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,760 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Gbolahan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gbolahan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4,7011:37,6823,044
England211:2,653,24194,788
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Macau11:601,6301,582
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Gbolahan (10,509) may also be a first name.

Gbolahan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gbolahan Come From? nationality or country of origin

Gbolahan has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gbolahan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 99,447th most widespread last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,530,997 people. The surname Gbolahan is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Gbolahan live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gbolahan is also the 59,270th most commonly occurring given name internationally. It is borne by 10,509 people.

It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 4,701 people, or 1 in 37,682. In Nigeria Gbolahan is most common in: Oyo, where 44 percent reside, Lagos, where 24 percent reside and Ogun, where 14 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this surname is found in 14 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Gbolahan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Gbolahan last name is primarily Christian (69%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Gbolahan last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Gbolahan earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.68% less than the national average, earning $32,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gbholahan943/
Gbolahann941/
Gbolahn935/
Gbolaan931/
Gbolahun88102/
Gbalahan886/
Gbelahan881/
Gbolan8610/
Gbolaun805/
Gbolon7130/
Gbalan7110/
Gbalachen713/
Gbelan711/
Gbolong6747/
Gbalang6711/
Gboloon674/
Gbhalan673/
Gimpolan631/
Gbolloun631/
Kgbalang631/
Gbalam5721/
Gbalon576/
Gbolom571/
Gbalong532/
Gvalain531/
Gnpalan531/
Gballon531/
Ngbalon531/

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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
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  • 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 Gbolahan
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