Gbowi Surname
Approximately 300 people bear this surname
Gbowi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 253 | 1:40,852 | 5,255 |
| Ivory Coast | 26 | 1:887,355 | 22,826 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Gbowi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gbowi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gbowi is found in Benin more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gbowi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 893,754th most common last name on earth, held by around 1 in 24,291,820 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gbowi reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most widespread in Benin, where it is borne by 253 people, or 1 in 40,852. In Benin Gbowi is mostly found in: Zou Department, where 74 percent are found, Collines Department, where 17 percent are found and Littoral Department, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Benin this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 9 percent are found and Nigeria, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngbowi | 91 | 3 | / |
| Gbowieh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gbovi | 80 | 284 | / |
| Gbawi | 80 | 192 | / |
| Gbowe | 80 | 169 | / |
| Gbobi | 80 | 119 | / |
| Gbowy | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gbewi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gbowee | 73 | 296 | / |
| Gboway | 73 | 70 | / |
| Gboweh | 73 | 64 | / |
| Gbowea | 73 | 51 | / |
| Ngbawi | 73 | 35 | / |
| Gbawie | 73 | 32 | / |
| Gbawoi | 73 | 20 | / |
| Gbawei | 73 | 14 | / |
| Gbaboi | 73 | 11 | / |
| Gbawai | 73 | 6 | / |
| Gbobyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gbohvi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gbowey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gbowhe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gbewei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gbewai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gboweah | 67 | 65 | / |
| Gbowhea | 67 | 52 | / |
| Gboewea | 67 | 15 | / |
| Gbaweih | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gbaawii | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gboiway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbaewei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gboewee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gboweeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gboiwee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbovieh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gboweha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gboubai | 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
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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 Gbowi
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