Gboo Surname

1,263,456th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 182 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Gboo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gboo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia1701:25,9332,530
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Gboo (95) may also be a first name.

Gboo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gboo occurs more in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gboo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,263,456th most common family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 40,041,461 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Gboo are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 974,243rd most frequently held given name in the world It is held by 95 people.

The surname Gboo is most numerous in Liberia, where it is carried by 170 people, or 1 in 25,933. In Liberia it is mostly found in: Nimba County, where 72 percent reside, Bong County, where 12 percent reside and Montserrado County, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Liberia Gboo occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 4 percent reside and Benin, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngboo8928/
Gbooh899/
Gbooy891/
Gbo862,094/
Geeboo800/
Ngbo753,155/
Gboe751,279/
Gboh751,014/
Gboa75330/
Gbou75194/
Gboi75130/
Gbuo7528/
Gboy7515/
Gbos752/
Ggbo752/
Qgbo751/
Gbot751/
Gbgo751/
Gboï751/
Gboz751/
Gwoo751/
Guoo751/
Ghbo751/
Gbojowa731/
N'Gbo67572/
Gouho67270/
Gboeh67105/
Hågbo6729/
Geebo6724/
Gbouh6723/
Gbosh679/
Nngbo674/
Guoos673/
Gboss672/
Gbhoe672/
Gbohu672/
Ngboi672/
Guooh671/
Ngwoo671/
Gboyh671/
Gbohh671/
Ngboj671/
Gboth671/
Hgbos671/
Gbohy671/
Gwood671/
Nghbo671/
Cgbgo671/
Cgbot671/
Gboyp671/

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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 Gboo
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