Akhigbe Surname

49,284th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,443 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Akhigbe Surname User-submission:

The Akhigbe surname means 'not to be killed'. Most bearers of this name whenever asked the meaning of their surname would often say 'do not touch or harm whatever belongs to me'.

Akhigbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria10,1411:17,4681,660
United States1051:3,451,990194,849
England981:568,55234,674
Canada411:898,67368,969
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Netherlands41:4,221,794131,139
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Akhigbe (972) may also be a first name.

Akhigbe Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Akhigbe surname means 'not to be killed'. Most bearers of this name whenever asked the meaning of their surname would often say 'do not touch or harm whatever belongs to me'.

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Akhigbe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Akhigbe occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Akhigbe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 49,284th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 697,840 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Akhigbe reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 258,519th most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 972 people.

This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 10,141 people, or 1 in 17,468. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Edo, where 55 percent are found, Lagos, where 15 percent are found and Delta, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria Akhigbe is found in 25 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Akhigbe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Akhigbe last name are 40.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 93.33% registered with the party.

The amount Akhigbe earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 31.03% more than the national average, earning $56,539 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.81% more than the national average, earning $60,023 CAD per year.

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Akhigbe
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