Gbungu Surname

1,359,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 163 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Gbungu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Gbungu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1221:1,451,99055,913
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514

Gbungu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gbungu is most common in Nigeria. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gbungu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gbungu is the 1,359,010th most widespread surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 44,708,871 people. The surname Gbungu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gbungu reside; 75 percent reside in West Africa and 75 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 122 people, or 1 in 1,451,990. In Nigeria Gbungu is primarily found in: Benue, where 78 percent live, Kaduna, where 19 percent live and Lagos, where 2 percent live. Not including Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngbungu9227/
Gbugu91170/
Gbunu914/
Gbongu83214/
Ngbugu8348/
Gbougou7717/
Gbongou771/
Gbhughu771/
Gbogu7318/
Kwungu6721/
Gboogu674/
Nguoungou671/
Gouhoungou6370/
Gempunu621/
Gbonu5593/
Gbogou504,327/
Gbonou50361/
Kouhoungou5030/
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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 Gbungu
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