Banigbe Surname
Approximately 241 people bear this surname
Banigbe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 237 | 1:747,438 | 33,954 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
Banigbe (158) may also be a first name.
Banigbe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Banigbe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Banigbe is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Banigbe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,041,601st most numerous surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 30,238,780 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Banigbe are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 730,165th most frequently used forename internationally It is held by 158 people.
Banigbe is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 237 people, or 1 in 747,438. In Nigeria Banigbe is mostly concentrated in: Kwara, where 59 percent are found, Lagos, where 16 percent are found and Osun, where 8 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 1 percent are found and Ghana, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banigue | 86 | 3 | / |
| Banigba | 86 | 1 | / |
| Baniguea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bainigue | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vangnigbe | 75 | 27 | / |
| Wangnigbe | 75 | 2 | / |
| Banigwa | 71 | 492 | / |
| Banigui | 71 | 177 | / |
| Banegue | 71 | 11 | / |
| Vanigue | 71 | 3 | / |
| Banique | 71 | 3 | / |
| Wanigba | 71 | 2 | / |
| Benigbi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wanigwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Uanigwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Baniqued | 67 | 8,752 | / |
| Baniquet | 67 | 91 | / |
| Bannigui | 67 | 21 | / |
| Baniquez | 67 | 3 | / |
| Baniques | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vainigue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Baniquey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Baunique | 67 | 1 | / |
| Banyogue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baneigwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baniquep | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bagnegue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanaigue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bonigque | 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 Banigbe
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis