Gboya Surname

488,996th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 678 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Gboya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gboya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2901:134,61812,333
DR Congo2331:317,08028,591
Nigeria981:1,807,57965,389
Benin251:413,42429,829
Liberia191:232,02814,625
United States131:27,881,456736,413

Gboya (57) may also be a first name.

Gboya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gboya is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Gboya.

How Common Is The Last Name Gboya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 488,996th most frequently held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 10,748,593 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Gboya live; 43 percent live in East Africa and 42 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,308,380th most widely held first name globally, borne by 57 people.

It is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is carried by 290 people, or 1 in 134,618. In Uganda it is most common in: Koboko District, where 95 percent are found, Moyo District, where 2 percent are found and Arua District, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account Uganda Gboya is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 34 percent are found and Nigeria, where 14 percent are found.

Gboya Last Name Statistics demography

Gboya earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 42.19% less than the national average, earning $24,946 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gboyah911,686/
Ngboya91220/
Gbouya9110/
Gboyha917/
Gboyas911/
Gboa89330/
Gboy8915/
Gboeyah8317/
Gbouyah831/
Gbaya802,450/
Gboyo80710/
Gbeya80406/
Gboye80217/
Gbiya8076/
Gboyi8050/
Gbuya8034/
Gboja8024/
Guoya8013/
Gbohy801/
Gboyh801/
Gbooy801/
Gboyp801/
Ngbaya73530/
Ngboyo73438/
Gboyee73168/
Gbayah73119/
Ngbeya7392/
Ngbiya7362/
Gboyeh7321/
Gbeyah7319/
Gbojah7313/
Gbouyo7313/
Gbouha738/
Gbayha737/
Gbyiah736/
Gboyoh734/
Gbayaa734/
Ngbuya734/
Gboyoo733/
Gboyii733/
Gbyoah732/
Gbiyah732/
Ngboye732/
Goueya731/
Gbauya731/
Ngboyi731/
Gbehya731/
Gboyie731/
Gbaaya731/
Geeboy731/
Gbayau731/
Gbaa672,048/
Gbai671,749/
Gbae671,434/
Gboe671,279/
Gbea671,169/
Gbey67453/
Gbau67333/
Gbou67194/
Gbay67142/
Gboi67130/
Guoy6739/
Gbye6735/
Gbayowa6722/
Gbaî6720/
Gbhayah676/
Gwoy675/
Gvoy673/
Gbahyah672/
N'Gboyi671/
Gbeyowa671/
Ghoueya671/
Gboyehe671/
Gbojowa671/
Gbayath671/

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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 Gboya
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