Gbowa Surname
Approximately 84 people bear this surname
Gbowa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
Gbowa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gbowa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gbowa is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gbowa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,047,559th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 86,756,499 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Gbowa live; 83 percent live in Central Africa and 82 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname Gbowa is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 68 people, or 1 in 1,086,464. Barring The DR Congo this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 11 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gboway | 91 | 70 | / |
| Gbowea | 91 | 51 | / |
| Gbowah | 91 | 33 | / |
| Gbow | 89 | 33 | / |
| Gboweah | 83 | 65 | / |
| Gbowhea | 83 | 52 | / |
| Gbabowa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gboiway | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gbawa | 80 | 140 | / |
| Gboba | 80 | 36 | / |
| Gbowo | 80 | 27 | / |
| Gbova | 80 | 12 | / |
| Gbaway | 73 | 128 | / |
| Ngbawa | 73 | 56 | / |
| Gbawea | 73 | 55 | / |
| Gbawua | 73 | 51 | / |
| Gbauwa | 73 | 29 | / |
| Gbaswa | 73 | 27 | / |
| Gbaawa | 73 | 18 | / |
| Gbowoh | 73 | 15 | / |
| Gbobea | 73 | 11 | / |
| Gbawah | 73 | 10 | / |
| Gbovah | 73 | 6 | / |
| Gbawai | 73 | 6 | / |
| Gbowou | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gbouba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gbovea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gbawaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gbowey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gbab | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gbaf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngbawah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbob | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gboubai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gboshwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbav | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngbaawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbaawua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbosuah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbawhea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbobeah | 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 Gbowa
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