Gbow Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Gbow Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Leone | 16 | 1:443,102 | 516 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gbow Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gbow Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gbow is more frequently found in Sierra Leone than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gbow? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,432,070th most widespread surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 79 percent of Gbow reside; 76 percent reside in West Africa and 70 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most commonly used in Sierra Leone, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 443,102. Outside of Sierra Leone Gbow is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 18 percent reside and England, where 15 percent reside.
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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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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
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