Egbede Surname
Approximately 2,804 people bear this surname
Egbede Surname User-submission:
The Egbede surname is derived from the two words, egbe, meaning 'family', and ède, meaning 'crown', in one of the Benin languages.
Egbede Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 1,833 | 1:5,639 | 742 |
| Nigeria | 933 | 1:189,864 | 11,517 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
Egbede (136) may also be a first name.
Egbede Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Egbede surname is derived from the two words, egbe, meaning 'family', and ède, meaning 'crown', in one of the Benin languages.
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Where Does The Last Name Egbede Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Egbede occurs more in Benin more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Egbede? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 156,205th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 2,598,982 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Egbede are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Egbede is also the 794,286th most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 136 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Benin, where it is held by 1,833 people, or 1 in 5,639. In Benin Egbede is mostly concentrated in: Plateau Department, where 82 percent reside, Zou Department, where 11 percent reside and Atlantique Department, where 5 percent reside. Barring Benin it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 33 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.
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