Ehighibe Surname

666,162nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 450 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ehighibe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ehighibe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4361:406,29121,254
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Ehighibe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ehighibe is found most in Nigeria. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ehighibe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ehighibe is the 666,162nd most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 16,194,546 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Ehighibe live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 436 people, or 1 in 406,291. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Abia, where 62 percent live, Lagos, where 11 percent live and Delta, where 5 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gehighibe941/
Ehigibe9311/
Ehighibi882/
Ehighiba882/
Ehigihbe881/
Ehigebe801/
Egibe7712/
Ehigieba759/
Iheghibe753/
Yegibe711/
Iengibe674/
Eghaibi671/
Ohigebe671/

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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
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  • 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 Ehighibe
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