Amegbe Surname

193,547th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Amegbe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amegbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana2,0781:13,0031,707
Nigeria601:2,952,37992,303
England151:3,714,537119,675
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Amegbe (13) may also be a first name.

Amegbe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Amegbe has its highest incidence in Ghana. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Amegbe? popularity and diffusion

Amegbe is the 193,547th most frequently occurring last name in the world, held by around 1 in 3,353,680 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Amegbe are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Amegbe is also the 3,159,357th most commonly used given name world-wide, borne by 13 people.

The last name Amegbe is most frequently used in Ghana, where it is held by 2,078 people, or 1 in 13,003. Beside Ghana it occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 3 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Amegbe Last Name Statistics demography

Amegbe earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.35% less than the national average, earning $30,054 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amaegbe92232/
Amiegbe92139/
Ameagbe9217/
Amegbey9211/
Ahmiegbe8610/
Aimiegbe869/
Aihmegbe861/
Aismegbe861/
Amagbe83178/
Omegbe8329/
Amegwe8324/
Amogbe8319/
Amegue8313/
Emegbe835/
Amegba832/
Amigbe832/
Omoegbe7773/
Omiegbe7729/
Gamegue7711/
Aïmagbe775/
Amiegbi773/
Amokgbe772/
Amaigbe772/
Amagbei771/
Amyogbe771/
Amaagbe771/
Emegbei771/
Omeugbe771/
Amiegue771/
Ameguei771/
Amegoue771/
Amegboa771/
Omoegbee711/
Omegbije711/
Omagbe67498/
Amegwa67363/
Omogbe67242/
Omegba67139/
Omegwe6732/
Amekwe6729/
Omigbe6719/
Amegua6719/
Amagbi679/
Omegue674/
Emagbe672/
Amegui672/
Ameque672/
Amigba672/
Emigbe671/
Amagby671/

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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 Amegbe
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis