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 last name Egbede is more commonly found in Benin than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Egbede? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 156,205th most commonly occurring surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,598,982 people. It is predominantly found 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. It is also the 794,286th most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 136 people.
This last name is most frequent in Benin, where it is borne by 1,833 people, or 1 in 5,639. In Benin Egbede is primarily concentrated in: Plateau Department, where 82 percent are found, Zou Department, where 11 percent are found and Atlantique Department, where 5 percent are found. Not including Benin this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 33 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.
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