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 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
| 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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