Awagbe Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Awagbe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awagbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin261:397,52329,143
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Awagbe (38) may also be a first name.

Awagbe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Awagbe has its highest incidence in Benin. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Awagbe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Awagbe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,718,172nd most commonly occurring last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Awagbe reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Awagbe is also the 1,662,754th most widespread forename at a global level It is held by 38 people.

The last name is most widespread in Benin, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 397,523. In Benin Awagbe is primarily concentrated in: Zou Department, where 88 percent live and Littoral Department, where 12 percent live. Excluding Benin this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 25 percent live and Ghana, where 18 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aiwagbe9225/
Awaigbe9211/
Awaegbe923/
Awaghbe921/
Hawagbe921/
Aiwaegbe8633/
Awhangbe861/
Avagbe83131/
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Awagba8367/
Awogbe8358/
Abagbe8341/
Ewagbe831/
Awagbi831/
Awoegbe7788/
Abaigbe7787/
Awhegbe7749/
Awuegbe7713/
Obaagbe7712/
Awougbe7711/
Ahwegbe771/
Aibagbe771/
Aweigbe771/
Howagbe771/
Ajuagbe771/
Aiwegbe771/
Awagbaya7182/
Aibagbee7128/
Aibeagbe711/
Hawoegbe711/
Gouwagbe711/
Eawangbi711/
Avahagbe711/
Aibaigbe711/
Avogbe67678/
Owegbe67196/
Obagbe6721/
Ewegbe6715/
Abogbe6713/
Awogba677/
Avegbe671/
Owogbe671/
Aibeagbee671/
Evagbe671/
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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 Awagbe
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