Alegbe Surname
Approximately 3,344 people bear this surname
Alegbe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3,210 | 1:55,185 | 4,187 |
| Ivory Coast | 51 | 1:452,377 | 14,862 |
| England | 32 | 1:1,741,189 | 71,393 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 1:461,259 | 16,615 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Alegbe (162) may also be a first name.
Alegbe Demographics
Alegbe Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Alegbe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alegbe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Alegbe occurs most in Nigeria. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Alegbe.
How Common Is The Last Name Alegbe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Alegbe is the 134,614th most frequently held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 2,179,290 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Alegbe are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Alegbe is also the 720,105th most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 162 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3,210 people, or 1 in 55,185. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Edo, where 40 percent reside, Lagos, where 12 percent reside and Delta, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria it exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 2 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
Alegbe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (96%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aliegbe | 92 | 201 | / |
| Allegbe | 92 | 194 | / |
| Galegbe | 92 | 15 | / |
| Alegber | 92 | 9 | / |
| Alegbeh | 92 | 7 | / |
| Alegbei | 92 | 5 | / |
| Alaegbe | 92 | 3 | / |
| Aloegbe | 92 | 2 | / |
| Ailegbe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Alhengbe | 86 | 5 | / |
| Agliegbe | 86 | 5 | / |
| Gallegbe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Aulegber | 86 | 1 | / |
| Alagbe | 83 | 20,758 | / |
| Elegbe | 83 | 1,961 | / |
| Aligbe | 83 | 1,659 | / |
| Alegue | 83 | 963 | / |
| Alegba | 83 | 712 | / |
| Alogbe | 83 | 118 | / |
| Olegbe | 83 | 44 | / |
| Alegwe | 83 | 6 | / |
| Alygbe | 83 | 4 | / |
| Alegbi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Allagbe | 77 | 8,174 | / |
| Olaegbe | 77 | 2,509 | / |
| Allegue | 77 | 1,727 | / |
| Helegbe | 77 | 1,006 | / |
| Aliegba | 77 | 234 | / |
| Alligbe | 77 | 74 | / |
| Allogbe | 77 | 45 | / |
| Aligbeh | 77 | 35 | / |
| Ellegbe | 77 | 30 | / |
| Oulegbe | 77 | 19 | / |
| Aliegwe | 77 | 11 | / |
| Alaagbe | 77 | 5 | / |
| Aleygba | 77 | 5 | / |
| Alaigbe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Oloegbe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Aliegue | 77 | 2 | / |
| Aalagbe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Oliegbe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Aliogbe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Allegba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Galigbe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aliagbe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Elegbee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ailagbe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eleegbe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aleïgue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Haleguey | 71 | 5 | / |
| Houlegbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Heloegbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hallegue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Allaîgbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Allegueh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Allagbey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Atleigue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ellegbeu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aligba | 67 | 1,325 | / |
| Alekwe | 67 | 536 | / |
| Ologbe | 67 | 248 | / |
| Olagbe | 67 | 139 | / |
| Oligbe | 67 | 91 | / |
| Olegue | 67 | 64 | / |
| Aligbi | 67 | 45 | / |
| Gaillegue | 67 | 21 | / |
| Alygba | 67 | 18 | / |
| Alleingue | 67 | 12 | / |
| Alegui | 67 | 11 | / |
| Alagbi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Alegwa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Eligbe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Elogbe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Olegba | 67 | 6 | / |
| Aleque | 67 | 2 | / |
| Elagbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alekue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alogbi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Allaghbee | 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 Alegbe
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