Afegbe Surname
Approximately 67 people bear this surname
Afegbe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 65 | 1:2,725,273 | 87,396 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Afegbe (10) may also be a first name.
Afegbe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afegbe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Afegbe occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Afegbe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,333,370th most numerous family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 108,769,342 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Afegbe live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Afegbe is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous forename throughout the world, held by 10 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 65 people, or 1 in 2,725,273. In Nigeria Afegbe is primarily concentrated in: Ogun, where 29 percent reside, Niger, where 23 percent reside and Ekiti, where 18 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afiegbe | 92 | 199 | / |
| Afeigbe | 92 | 54 | / |
| Aifegbe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Afogbe | 83 | 26 | / |
| Afegue | 83 | 26 | / |
| Ofegbe | 83 | 17 | / |
| Afagbe | 83 | 10 | / |
| Afegba | 83 | 4 | / |
| Efegbe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Afegbai | 77 | 314 | / |
| Affogbe | 77 | 143 | / |
| Ofoegbe | 77 | 33 | / |
| Affigbe | 77 | 6 | / |
| Afiogbe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ofegbeh | 77 | 3 | / |
| Offegbe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Afiegbi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Affiogbe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Offoegbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ofoegbie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ofagbe | 67 | 265 | / |
| Ofogbe | 67 | 152 | / |
| Ofegba | 67 | 5 | / |
| Afegua | 67 | 3 | / |
| Afekwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Efogbe | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Afegbe
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