Gbongbon Surname
Approximately 698 people bear this surname
Gbongbon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 372 | 1:27,784 | 3,681 |
| Nigeria | 326 | 1:543,383 | 26,582 |
Gbongbon (38) may also be a first name.
Gbongbon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gbongbon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gbongbon has its highest incidence in Benin. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gbongbon? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gbongbon is the 478,427th most widespread family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 10,440,610 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gbongbon live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gbongbon is also the 1,662,754th most widely held forename world-wide. It is borne by 38 people.
This last name is most widely held in Benin, where it is carried by 372 people, or 1 in 27,784. In Benin it is primarily concentrated in: Kouffo Department, where 66 percent reside, Zou Department, where 17 percent reside and Mono Department, where 6 percent reside. Besides Benin it exists in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 47 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gbongboin | 94 | 4 | / |
| Gbongbong | 94 | 3 | / |
| Ggbongbon | 94 | 1 | / |
| Gbonggbong | 89 | 10 | / |
| Gbongbongh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Gboungboun | 89 | 1 | / |
| Gbongbom | 88 | 2 | / |
| Gbangbon | 88 | 1 | / |
| Gbogban | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gbangban | 75 | 193 | / |
| Gbomgbom | 75 | 13 | / |
| Gbangbang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gbagban | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gbangbatin | 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 Gbongbon
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