Ghezo Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Ghezo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghezo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin401:258,39022,474
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Ghezo (32) may also be a first name.

Ghezo Last Name Facts

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

Ghezo is found in Benin more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghezo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,944,094th most frequently used last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ghezo live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 32 people.

This last name is most frequent in Benin, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 258,390. In Benin it is mostly found in: Zou Department, where 45 percent reside, Littoral Department, where 18 percent reside and Ouémé Department, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Benin this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 7 percent reside and Brazil, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghezzo911,603/
Gherzo9140/
Ghezou916/
Gezo89960/
Ghezzou83437/
Gherzou835/
Ghezouz834/
Guezo802,337/
Gheza802,279/
Ngezo80569/
Ghizo80330/
Gerzo8013/
Gezzo806/
Gezco804/
Giezo803/
Gezos802/
Gezio802/
Geezo801/
Ghejo801/
Gezoh801/
Gezoy801/
Gehzo801/
N'Ghezou771/
Ngehezoh771/
Ghizzo73966/
Guezou73880/
Ghezza73414/
Ghizou73171/
Guezzo7335/
Gezouh7322/
Ghedjo739/
Ghezat737/
Gezhou735/
Gheico734/
Gheeza734/
Nkgezo733/
Ghezia732/
Gheiza732/
Gherza732/
Guezot731/
Giezio731/
Ngezoh731/
Gerzou731/
Geezoh731/
Ghezau731/
Ghesod731/
Gheaso731/
Geza673,451/
Gejo672,739/
Ghezzaz671,354/
Gizo671,258/
Guezzou67886/
Guezout67688/
Geco67586/
Geso67426/
Gežo67148/
Gahaizo6735/
Gezzouh673/
Gézo673/
Guezouz672/
Ghehzad671/
Guezouh671/
Gyzo671/
N'Gezou671/
Ghedjou671/
Gjzo671/

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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
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  • 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 Ghezo
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