Adegba Surname
Approximately 160 people bear this surname
Adegba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 156 | 1:1,135,530 | 46,612 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Adegba (16) may also be a first name.
Adegba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Adegba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Adegba occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Adegba.
How Common Is The Last Name Adegba? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,374,607th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 45,547,162 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Adegba are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most widely held forename world-wide, held by 16 people.
The last name Adegba is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 156 people, or 1 in 1,135,530. In Nigeria Adegba is mostly concentrated in: Ondo, where 24 percent live, Benue, where 19 percent live and Oyo, where 13 percent live. Beside Nigeria this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 1 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.
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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 Adegba
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