Egbe Surname
Approximately 51,063 people bear this surname
Egbe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 42,384 | 1:4,179 | 559 |
| Cameroon | 7,708 | 1:2,694 | 307 |
| Benin | 350 | 1:29,530 | 3,895 |
| United States | 243 | 1:1,491,601 | 101,667 |
| England | 164 | 1:339,744 | 24,836 |
| Canada | 21 | 1:1,754,552 | 114,935 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| South Africa | 19 | 1:2,851,458 | 109,033 |
| Belgium | 12 | 1:958,054 | 73,966 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Ivory Coast | 6 | 1:3,845,205 | 48,272 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Iceland | 5 | 1:76,018 | 4,442 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 1:1,832,455 | 58,414 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,177,235 | 16,494 |
| Mauritania | 3 | 1:1,364,954 | 27,355 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
The alternate forms: Egbê (1) are calculated separately.
Egbe (7,252) may also be a first name.
Egbe Demographics
Egbe Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Egbe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Egbe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Egbe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻛﺐ, Russian: Эгбе) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Egbê. Click here to see other possible spellings of Egbe.
How Common Is The Last Name Egbe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 10,992nd most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 142,717 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Egbe reside; 84 percent reside in West Africa and 84 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Egbe is also the 75,849th most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 7,252 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 42,384 people, or 1 in 4,179. In Nigeria Egbe is most numerous in: Cross River, where 29 percent reside, Ebonyi, where 16 percent reside and Benue, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this last name occurs in 51 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 15 percent reside and Benin, where 1 percent reside.
Egbe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Egbe last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Egbe surname are 30.98% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 84.21% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Egbe earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 24.8% less than the national average, earning 260,246 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 96.65% less than the national average, earning R 7,968 per year; in United States they earn 10.64% more than the national average, earning $47,742 USD per year and in Canada they earn 40.35% less than the national average, earning $29,635 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Egbe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Egbe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻛﺐ | akb | - |
| Egbe in the Russian language | ||
| Эгбе | egbe | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Egbe
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