Gbwa Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Gbwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gbwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
Cameroon111:1,888,09798,267

Gbwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gbwa occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gbwa? popularity and diffusion

Gbwa is the 2,020,555th most frequently held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 84,738,906 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gbwa are found; 100 percent are found in Central Africa and 100 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname is most common in The DR Congo, where it is held by 75 people, or 1 in 985,061. Other than The DR Congo this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gbway899/
Gbwua892/
Gbwea891/
Gbwai891/
Gbwah891/
Ngbwai802/
Ngbwah802/
Gbwaah801/
Gbua75235/
Gbwe755/
Gbwo754/
Gbba752/
Gvba751/
Ngbwaha7319/
Ngbwa'a7317/
Ngbua67187/
Gbuah6740/
Gquba6732/
Ngbwo679/
Gbwee672/
Ngvwa671/
Gbvah671/

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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 Gbwa
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