Gbowo Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Gbowo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 20 | 1:220,427 | 14,169 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gbowo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gbowo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gbowo is more commonly found in Liberia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gbowo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,798,600th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Gbowo reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 74 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa.
It is most widely held in Liberia, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 220,427. In Liberia it is most prevalent in: Lofa County, where 50 percent live, Grand Bassa County, where 35 percent live and Bomi County, where 5 percent live. Excluding Liberia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 19 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 4 percent live.
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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 Gbowo
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