Alegbo Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Alegbo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alegbo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria421:4,217,685117,088
England11:55,718,059489,080

Alegbo (12) may also be a first name.

Alegbo Last Name Facts

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

Alegbo occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Alegbo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,979,664th most numerous surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. The surname Alegbo is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Alegbo are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 12 people.

Alegbo is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 4,217,685. In Nigeria Alegbo is most numerous in: Edo, where 43 percent are found, Benue, where 17 percent are found and Sokoto, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria it occurs in one country. It is also common in England, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ailegbo9218/
Aliegbo9216/
Alaegbo922/
Alagbo832,239/
Aligbo83778/
Alegba83712/
Olegbo83109/
Alogbo8398/
Elegbo8379/
Alegwo836/
Aliegba77234/
Elegbuo7772/
Allagbo7762/
Alligbo7729/
Alaigbo778/
Allogbo777/
Oleagbo777/
Aleygba775/
Oliegbo774/
Elegbou773/
Oleigbo772/
Alaegba771/
Alesgba771/
Allegba771/
Alliagbo715/
Ailiagbo713/
Alagba675,062/
Ologbo671,559/
Aligba671,325/
Elegba671,176/
Alogba67787/
Oligbo67709/
Elogbo67691/
Aligwo67281/
Olagbo6781/
Eligbo6759/
Elagbo6726/
Alygba6718/
Alegua679/
Alegwa678/
Olegba676/
Aliguo675/
Olygbo671/

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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 Alegbo
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