Elegbe Surname
Approximately 1,961 people bear this surname
Elegbe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 859 | 1:206,220 | 12,296 |
| Benin | 815 | 1:12,682 | 1,719 |
| Ivory Coast | 156 | 1:147,893 | 6,937 |
| England | 68 | 1:819,383 | 43,863 |
| United States | 35 | 1:10,355,970 | 420,657 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
Elegbe (58) may also be a first name.
Elegbe Demographics
Elegbe Political Affiliation
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Elegbe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elegbe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Elegbe occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Elegbe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 210,468th most frequently occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,716,240 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Elegbe reside; 90 percent reside in West Africa and 90 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,295,729th most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 58 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 859 people, or 1 in 206,220. In Nigeria Elegbe is primarily found in: Ondo, where 20 percent live, Edo, where 15 percent live and Oyo, where 14 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 42 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 8 percent live.
Elegbe Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Elegbe surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.
Elegbe earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 66.93% more than the national average, earning $72,029 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helegbe | 92 | 1,006 | / |
| Ellegbe | 92 | 30 | / |
| Elegbed | 92 | 6 | / |
| Jelegbe | 92 | 3 | / |
| Gelegbe | 92 | 3 | / |
| Elegbee | 92 | 1 | / |
| Eleegbe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Yelegbeu | 86 | 87 | / |
| Gelegbeh | 86 | 12 | / |
| Elegbeed | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ellegbeu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Heloegbe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Alegbe | 83 | 3,344 | / |
| Elegba | 83 | 1,176 | / |
| Elegue | 83 | 218 | / |
| Olegbe | 83 | 44 | / |
| Ilegbe | 83 | 8 | / |
| Eligbe | 83 | 7 | / |
| Elogbe | 83 | 7 | / |
| Elegwe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Jlegbe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Elagbe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Olaegbe | 77 | 2,509 | / |
| Aliegbe | 77 | 201 | / |
| Allegbe | 77 | 194 | / |
| Eleigwe | 77 | 43 | / |
| Ellegue | 77 | 24 | / |
| Alegbeh | 77 | 7 | / |
| Eslegue | 77 | 7 | / |
| Alegbei | 77 | 5 | / |
| Helegba | 77 | 4 | / |
| Alaegbe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Oloegbe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Aloegbe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Oliegbe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Iloegbe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Eliegba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ailegbe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Elegwei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eleggue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Helegue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Elligbe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Esleigue | 71 | 75 | / |
| Geligbeh | 71 | 11 | / |
| Ehilegba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alagbe | 67 | 20,758 | / |
| Aligbe | 67 | 1,659 | / |
| Elegwa | 67 | 569 | / |
| Elekwe | 67 | 252 | / |
| Ologbe | 67 | 248 | / |
| Olagbe | 67 | 139 | / |
| Alogbe | 67 | 118 | / |
| Oligbe | 67 | 91 | / |
| Jlogbe | 67 | 68 | / |
| Elogbi | 67 | 29 | / |
| Elecue | 67 | 23 | / |
| Ilegue | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ilegba | 67 | 10 | / |
| Eligba | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ilagbe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Alygbe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Elegui | 67 | 3 | / |
| Alegbi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eleque | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heuleugue | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Elegbe
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