Gbom Surname
Approximately 36 people bear this surname
Gbom Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 23 | 1:7,701,859 | 170,290 |
| Liberia | 10 | 1:440,854 | 21,753 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Gbom (12) may also be a first name.
Gbom Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gbom Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gbom is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gbom? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,274,477th most widespread surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. Gbom occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Gbom reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 64 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 12 people.
The last name Gbom is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 7,701,859. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Benue, where 96 percent reside and Osun, where 4 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 28 percent reside and Taiwan, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gbome | 89 | 669 | / |
| Ngbom | 89 | 60 | / |
| Gboum | 89 | 17 | / |
| Gboom | 89 | 14 | / |
| Gboume | 80 | 21 | / |
| Ngboum | 80 | 9 | / |
| Gboome | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngboom | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gbomme | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gboime | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gwom | 75 | 6,658 | / |
| Gbam | 75 | 679 | / |
| Gbon | 75 | 582 | / |
| Gbum | 75 | 213 | / |
| Guom | 75 | 7 | / |
| Gvom | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gbomgue | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gbone | 67 | 1,073 | / |
| Gbame | 67 | 567 | / |
| Gbong | 67 | 216 | / |
| Gboun | 67 | 148 | / |
| Ngbam | 67 | 69 | / |
| Gboon | 67 | 40 | / |
| Ngbon | 67 | 34 | / |
| Gbohn | 67 | 26 | / |
| Gbaam | 67 | 15 | / |
| Gbaum | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gbahm | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gboin | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gbhon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gbham | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gbonn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwome | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbond | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbamh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbonh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cwgom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwomm | 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
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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 Gbom
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