Egbe Surname

10,992nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51,063 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Egbe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Egbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria42,3841:4,179559
Cameroon7,7081:2,694307
Benin3501:29,5303,895
United States2431:1,491,601101,667
England1641:339,74424,836
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
France101:6,642,272293,169
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Norway81:642,78647,258
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Ivory Coast61:3,845,20548,272
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Iceland51:76,0184,442
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Mauritania31:1,364,95427,355
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
China21:683,660,78330,601
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Belize11:355,4743,977
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401

The alternate forms: Egbê (1) are calculated separately.

Egbe (7,252) may also be a first name.

Egbe Last Name Facts

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

Egbe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻛﺐ, Russian: Эгбе) is most common in Nigeria. It can also appear as: Egbê. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Egbe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,992nd most widely held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 142,717 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Egbe are found; 84 percent are found in West Africa and 84 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 75,849th most numerous first name on earth. It is borne by 7,252 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 42,384 people, or 1 in 4,179. In Nigeria Egbe is mostly found in: Cross River, where 29 percent are found, Ebonyi, where 16 percent are found and Benue, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria it is found in 51 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 15 percent are found and Benin, where 1 percent are found.

Egbe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Egbe surname is principally Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Egbe surname are 30.98% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 84.21% being registered with the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Egbê921/
Yegbe891,742/
Eigbe891,087/
Hegbe89987/
Egbeh89418/
Egbei89121/
Egber8989/
Jegbe8984/
Engbe8967/
Gegbe8944/
Egbee8931/
Egbey8927/
Egbes8919/
Egbea8917/
Eegbe8916/
Aegbe8915/
Oegbe897/
Eugbe894/
Eghbe893/
Egbie892/
Egbed892/
E'Gbe891/
Iegbe891/
Egbet891/
Egbeu891/
Geegbe80258/
Yengbe80154/
Engbei80130/
Gegbeh8047/
Ijegbe8025/
Egbehe8022/
Ihegbe8021/
Ehigbe8017/
Hegbee8013/
Yegbeh8013/
Gegbee8011/
Giegbe809/
Jeegbe808/
Hegber807/
Engbee807/
Yegbey804/
Aegbie803/
Egbets803/
Egbihe802/
Eeigbe802/
Ekgber801/
Egbedt801/
Egbest801/
Heagbe801/
Jegbey801/
Egbeae801/
Egbije801/
Eagbeu801/
Essgbe801/
Hiegbe801/
Jeagbe801/
Yegbea801/
Engbey801/
Ieigbe801/
Eigbee801/
Hegbie800/
Heigbe800/
Ogbe7526,248/
Egba7512,748/
Agbe7511,591/
Igbe756,559/
Egue753,270/
Egwe751,963/
Egbi751,086/
Egby7594/
Egve7565/
Egbá751/
Ojiegbe73482/
Ajiegbe73149/
Eggbeer7378/
Aiyegbe7374/
Geegbeh7344/
Ohiegbe7338/
Geegbea7312/
Aijegbe7312/
Ejiegbe7312/
Egbuije7311/
Ehaegbe739/
Ayiegbe736/
Eigebee732/
Jengbeh732/
Geegbee732/
Ujiegbe732/
Gengbeh731/
Yehgbeh731/
Giegbeh731/
Geegbey731/
Yegbeeh731/
Ijengbe731/
Ijeigbe731/
Egbeije731/
Ehighbe731/
Ihengbe731/
Egbahei731/
Egbeahe731/
Eagbyhe731/
Aigbe6711,545/
Egueh673,235/
Egbai672,092/
Ogbeh671,472/
Hagbe671,299/
Agbey671,177/
Agbee671,039/
Igber67910/
Ogbee67678/
Agbeh67291/
Aïgbe67284/
Egweu67227/
Igbeh67224/
Hegba67215/
Egoue67192/
Ingbe67141/
Hogbe67136/
Higbe67129/
Jigbe67100/
Egwue6798/
Igbee6797/
Yegba6796/
Egwea6784/
Igbei6767/
Ogbei6766/
Engbi6765/
Aîgbe6758/
Eggby6757/
Ogbea6757/
Yogbe6752/
Aagbe6752/
Hegue6750/
Egboy6749/
Eggue6741/
Agbea6739/
Esgue6738/
Eguea6737/
Egweh6736/
Agbie6734/
Agbeu6728/
Egbis6726/
Egbii6725/
Eghwe6724/
Igbes6722/
Egwet6722/
Egboa6720/
Ogbhe6720/
Engby6719/
Ogbeu6719/
Eguey6718/
Agbei6718/
Eegve6716/
Ogbey6712/
Igbea6712/
Aihiegbe6710/
Ogbie679/
Iegba678/
Jegbi678/
Iegue678/
Egwie676/
Ajgbe675/
Okgbe675/
Egwee675/
Yigbe675/
Engve674/
Hegby674/
Eague674/
Hegbi674/
Igbed674/
Iegwe674/
Akgbe674/
Egbui674/
Igbeu674/
Egvey673/
Egwhe673/
Agbhe673/
Eghbi673/
Egwei673/
Hegwe672/
Gigbe672/
Geegbeah672/
Eigba672/
Eegba672/
Eugwe672/
Egbhi672/
Aygbe672/
Agbeï672/
Egwey672/
Eagby671/
Eagve671/
Eghve671/
Jegby671/
Jegba671/
Egkwe671/
Oygbe671/
Ekwge671/
Ajjeigbe671/
Egbgi671/
Igbey671/
Ojiegbea671/
Igbie671/
Oigbe671/
Eygba671/
Ehgwe671/
Iigbe671/
Isgbe671/
Igbeï671/
Eguei671/
Ekgue671/
Eygue671/
Egwes671/
Oigiegbe671/
Oijengbe671/
Ojgbe671/
Ejgigbee671/
Ekgwe671/
Egbit671/
Egbehehe671/
Eigwe671/
Eagba671/
Egves671/

Egbe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Egbe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻛﺐakb-
Egbe in the Russian language
Эгбеegbe-

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