Anigbe Surname

758,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 377 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Anigbe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Anigbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin2411:42,8865,494
Ivory Coast931:248,0789,899
Nigeria421:4,217,685117,088
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Anigbe (23) may also be a first name.

Anigbe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Anigbe is held by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Anigbe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Anigbe is the 758,524th most numerous family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 19,330,361 people. The surname Anigbe is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Anigbe live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most frequently held given name worldwide It is held by 23 people.

The last name is most numerous in Benin, where it is held by 241 people, or 1 in 42,886. In Benin Anigbe is most frequent in: Collines Department, where 83 percent are found, Zou Department, where 5 percent are found and Donga Department, where 4 percent are found. Besides Benin it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 25 percent are found and Nigeria, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aniogbe9275/
Aniegbe923/
Anigbea921/
Hagnigbe8635/
Anegbe83904/
Anigwe83394/
Onigbe8370/
Anigba8344/
Anigue8319/
Enigbe8315/
Anugbe8311/
Anigbi831/
Hangnigbe802/
Enaigbe77372/
Anigoue7769/
Anegbeh7742/
Anaigba7729/
Onuigbe7715/
Aniegba7712/
Anyogbe7711/
Agnegbe7711/
Hanigue772/
Annigue772/
Anaygbe772/
Annegbe772/
Anigkwe771/
Onaigbe771/
Anegbea771/
Ganegbe771/
Anigbyo771/
Anygebe771/
Anuegbe771/
Hainigue7158/
Hanegbee711/
Gonigbea711/
Ahanugbe711/
Anigweis711/
Angegbea711/
Anikwe674,545/
Onigue67867/
Anegue67531/
Anegba67240/
Enegbe67191/
Onigwe67136/
Onigba67124/
Anique6798/
Onegbe6779/
Enugbe6720/
Anigua679/
Onugbe678/
Anygba674/
Anegwe673/
Hougnigbe673/
Hounnigbe671/
Anicue671/
Hounhigbe671/

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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
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  • 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 Anigbe
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