Alegbe Surname

134,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,344 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Alegbe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alegbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3,2101:55,1854,187
Ivory Coast511:452,37714,862
England321:1,741,18971,393
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Alegbe (162) may also be a first name.

Alegbe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Alegbe occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alegbe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Alegbe is the 134,614th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 2,179,290 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Alegbe reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Alegbe is also the 720,105th most widely held first name internationally It is held by 162 people.

It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3,210 people, or 1 in 55,185. In Nigeria Alegbe is most common in: Edo, where 40 percent live, Lagos, where 12 percent live and Delta, where 12 percent live. Apart from Nigeria it occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 2 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Alegbe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Alegbe surname is chiefly Christian (96%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aliegbe92201/
Allegbe92194/
Galegbe9215/
Alegber929/
Alegbeh927/
Alegbei925/
Alaegbe923/
Aloegbe922/
Ailegbe921/
Alhengbe865/
Agliegbe865/
Gallegbe861/
Aulegber861/
Alagbe8320,758/
Elegbe831,961/
Aligbe831,659/
Alegue83963/
Alegba83712/
Alogbe83118/
Olegbe8344/
Alegwe836/
Alygbe834/
Alegbi831/
Allagbe778,174/
Olaegbe772,509/
Allegue771,727/
Helegbe771,006/
Aliegba77234/
Alligbe7774/
Allogbe7745/
Aligbeh7735/
Ellegbe7730/
Oulegbe7719/
Aliegwe7711/
Alaagbe775/
Aleygba775/
Alaigbe773/
Oloegbe773/
Aliegue772/
Aalagbe772/
Oliegbe772/
Aliogbe772/
Allegba771/
Galigbe771/
Aliagbe771/
Elegbee771/
Ailagbe771/
Eleegbe771/
Aleïgue771/
Haleguey715/
Houlegbe711/
Heloegbe711/
Hallegue711/
Allaîgbe711/
Allegueh711/
Allagbey711/
Atleigue711/
Ellegbeu711/
Aligba671,325/
Alekwe67536/
Ologbe67248/
Olagbe67139/
Oligbe6791/
Olegue6764/
Aligbi6745/
Gaillegue6721/
Alygba6718/
Alleingue6712/
Alegui6711/
Alagbi6711/
Alegwa678/
Eligbe677/
Elogbe677/
Olegba676/
Aleque672/
Elagbe671/
Alekue671/
Alogbi671/
Allaghbee671/

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