Gbuwe Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Gbuwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gbuwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria251:7,085,710162,099
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Gbuwe Last Name Facts

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

Gbuwe is most common in Nigeria. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Gbuwe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gbuwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,665,662nd most numerous last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. Gbuwe is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gbuwe reside; 86 percent reside in West Africa and 86 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Gbuwe is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 7,085,710. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Delta, where 84 percent reside and Benue, where 16 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Gbuwee911/
Gbuw891/
Gbowe80169/
Gbuwa8013/
Gbube8012/
Gbowee73296/
Gbowea7351/
Gbauwa7329/
Gboube7321/
Gbauve7313/
Gbubee7311/
Gbuway7310/
Gbeube732/
Gbowey731/
Gbauue731/
Ggbube731/
Gbowhe731/
Gboweah6765/
Gbowhea6752/
Gboewea6715/
Gboewee671/
Gboweeh671/
Gbowieh671/
Gboweha671/

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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 Gbuwe
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