Gboun Surname

1,447,279th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 148 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Liberia

Gboun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gboun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1141:1,553,88458,636
Benin191:543,97934,804
Liberia91:489,83723,279
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Gboun Last Name Facts

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

Gboun has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gboun? popularity and diffusion

Gboun is the 1,447,279th most numerous family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 49,240,175 people. The surname Gboun is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Gboun live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 91 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 114 people, or 1 in 1,553,884. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Bayelsa, where 88 percent are found, Benue, where 10 percent are found and Rivers, where 3 percent are found. Beside Nigeria Gboun occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 13 percent are found and Liberia, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gboune9116/
Ghboun917/
Gbohun916/
Gbhoun912/
Gbon89582/
Gbun8915/
Gbeyoun833/
Gbayoun831/
Gbone801,073/
Gbong80216/
Gbaun8076/
Gboon8040/
Ngbon8034/
Gbohn8026/
Gboum8017/
Gwoun8011/
Gbeun804/
Gboin803/
Gbhon802/
Gbond801/
Guoun801/
Gboen801/
Gbonn801/
Gbonh801/
Gbayhoun771/
Gbayon73109/
Gouhan73102/
Gbeyon7395/
Gouhon7353/
Gbuehn7352/
Gboyan7320/
Gouean7320/
Gbeune7313/
Ngboon7311/
Gboyen737/
Gbuyin732/
Gbonne732/
Ngwoun732/
Gboyon732/
Gbejon731/
N'Gbon731/
Gbêyon731/
Gbeung731/
Gbeyun731/
Gbeaun731/
Guouen731/
Gbaung731/
Ngbaun731/
Gbyion731/
Gboine731/
Gbosin731/
Gbajon731/
Gboian731/
Gbosen731/
Guan672,795,397/
Gwon67118,922/
Gbongue674,604/
Gban671,788/
Guon67327/
Gbum67213/
Gvon67184/
Gbom6736/
Gbajune6727/
Gbahion6715/
Gouhean6713/
Gouehan6712/
Geebung677/
Gwun675/
Gouhoun675/
Gbomgue672/
Gbonque672/
Gboojin672/
Gbayoum672/
Cgouhan672/
Ghouhan671/
Gouhain671/
Ngwouen671/
Gboeyan671/
Gbojene671/
Gboyahn671/
Gbajohn671/
Ngbayon671/
Guouhon671/
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Gboyong671/
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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
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  • 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 Gboun
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