Gbossede Surname

1,267,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 181 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Gbossede Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gbossede Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin1791:57,7417,156
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Gbossede (229) may also be a first name.

Gbossede Last Name Facts

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

Gbossede occurs in Benin more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gbossede? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,267,784th most frequently held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 40,262,685 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gbossede reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gbossede is also the 593,349th most commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 229 people.

Gbossede is most numerous in Benin, where it is held by 179 people, or 1 in 57,741. In Benin it is primarily found in: Atlantique Department, where 46 percent are found, Ouémé Department, where 25 percent are found and Plateau Department, where 18 percent are found. Barring Benin it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 1 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gbosede9335/
Gbessiede8218/
Gbesede803/
Gbasside7521/
Gbasetde751/
Gbesside751/
Gbossidio712/
Gbasade6775/
Gbasedi671/
Gbasatde6341/
Gbassadi6321/
Gboshidi631/
Gbassidi631/

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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 Gbossede
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