Akodegbe Surname

1,009,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 252 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Akodegbe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akodegbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin1801:57,4207,121
Nigeria621:2,857,14190,271
Congo91:554,34412,633
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

Akodegbe (199) may also be a first name.

Akodegbe Last Name Facts

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

Akodegbe occurs in Benin more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Akodegbe? popularity and diffusion

Akodegbe is the 1,009,375th most frequently used last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 28,918,833 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Akodegbe reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 642,605th most common first name in the world It is held by 199 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Benin, where it is carried by 180 people, or 1 in 57,420. In Benin Akodegbe is primarily concentrated in: Ouémé Department, where 38 percent reside, Plateau Department, where 33 percent reside and Kouffo Department, where 13 percent reside. Not including Benin it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 25 percent reside and The Congo, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akoodegbe941/
Akodigbe887/
Akodogbe881/
Akodagbe881/
Accodegbe829/
Okodogbe75463/
Okedegbe7515/
Okudegbe751/
Okuidegbe7118/
Okhedegbe711/
Okhudegbe711/
Okhudeigbe671/
Okodigba6327/
Okadigbe632/

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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 Akodegbe
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