Chegbene Surname

1,746,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 110 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Chegbene Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chegbene Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1091:1,625,16360,488
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Chegbene Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chegbene occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chegbene? popularity and diffusion

The last name Chegbene is the 1,746,159th most commonly occurring family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 66,250,417 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chegbene live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Chegbene is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 109 people, or 1 in 1,625,163. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Delta, where 78 percent reside, Edo, where 12 percent reside and Rivers, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria it exists in one country. It is also found in Spain, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shegbene8815/
Chegbone881/
Chigbene881/
Cheguene881/
Chiegwene821/
Hegbine800/
Chekwene7510/
Cheguine755/
Seigbene751/
Chagbane751/
Chigwene751/
Tchegueni71525/
Chiekwene71116/
Cheuquene7113/
Segbena67429/
Sigbene6716/
Hegwine6714/
Kegbena6711/
Zegbein679/
Jeguene673/
Tcheiguine673/
Geguene671/
Kigbene671/
Zegbhen671/

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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
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  • 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 Chegbene
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