Djegbe Surname
Approximately 723 people bear this surname
Djegbe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 580 | 1:17,820 | 2,403 |
| Cameroon | 61 | 1:340,477 | 30,746 |
| Ivory Coast | 58 | 1:397,780 | 13,651 |
| Nigeria | 24 | 1:7,380,948 | 165,663 |
Djegbe (77) may also be a first name.
Djegbe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Djegbe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Djegbe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﻜﺒﻪ) occurs most in Benin. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Djegbe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Djegbe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 465,687th most frequently used surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 10,079,593 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Djegbe live; 90 percent live in West Africa and 89 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,100,117th most commonly occurring forename worldwide, held by 77 people.
The last name is most widely held in Benin, where it is borne by 580 people, or 1 in 17,820. In Benin Djegbe is most numerous in: Zou Department, where 62 percent are found, Collines Department, where 17 percent are found and Mono Department, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Benin this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 8 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Djegbeu | 92 | 14 | / |
| Djiegbe | 92 | 6 | / |
| Djengbe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Jegbe | 91 | 84 | / |
| Djiegbeu | 86 | 5 | / |
| Djigbe | 83 | 791 | / |
| Djegba | 83 | 633 | / |
| Diegbe | 83 | 200 | / |
| Djegbi | 83 | 80 | / |
| Djegby | 83 | 8 | / |
| Jeegbe | 83 | 8 | / |
| Tjegbe | 83 | 3 | / |
| Jegbey | 83 | 1 | / |
| Jeagbe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Djaigbe | 77 | 43 | / |
| Djingbe | 77 | 31 | / |
| Diegbeu | 77 | 25 | / |
| Djiegba | 77 | 16 | / |
| Djaîgbe | 77 | 7 | / |
| Dehigbe | 77 | 6 | / |
| Djigbea | 77 | 2 | / |
| Djigbey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Djeghbi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Djigbeu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jziegbe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Segbe | 73 | 4,996 | / |
| Zegbe | 73 | 1,922 | / |
| Jigbe | 73 | 100 | / |
| Gegbe | 73 | 44 | / |
| Cegbe | 73 | 33 | / |
| Jegbi | 73 | 8 | / |
| Jegby | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dehigbeu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Diegbeha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dzigbe | 67 | 630 | / |
| Zegbea | 67 | 322 | / |
| Zegbeu | 67 | 224 | / |
| Segbeh | 67 | 214 | / |
| Segbea | 67 | 150 | / |
| Ziegbe | 67 | 130 | / |
| Djigba | 67 | 66 | / |
| Segbee | 67 | 62 | / |
| Diegba | 67 | 55 | / |
| Gegbeh | 67 | 47 | / |
| Seegbe | 67 | 45 | / |
| Jaygbe | 67 | 44 | / |
| Segbei | 67 | 31 | / |
| Zegbei | 67 | 30 | / |
| Jegbay | 67 | 25 | / |
| Segbey | 67 | 22 | / |
| Segbeu | 67 | 14 | / |
| Djigbi | 67 | 13 | / |
| Zeugbe | 67 | 11 | / |
| Gegbee | 67 | 11 | / |
| Zeigbe | 67 | 9 | / |
| Giegbe | 67 | 9 | / |
| Jeagbi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Siegbe | 67 | 8 | / |
| Seigbe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Seagbe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Seggbe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Djigbé | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jegbai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zeghbe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zeagbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cegbeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zegbee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jaigbe | 67 | 1 | / |
Djegbe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Djegbe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺟﻜﺒﻪ | jkbh | - |
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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 Djegbe
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