Elegbo Surname
Approximately 79 people bear this surname
Elegbo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 31 | 1:333,407 | 26,304 |
| Nigeria | 29 | 1:6,108,371 | 148,179 |
| Ivory Coast | 11 | 1:2,097,385 | 37,425 |
| Burkina Faso | 8 | 1:2,294,012 | 16,398 |
Elegbo (116) may also be a first name.
Elegbo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elegbo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Elegbo is borne by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Elegbo.
How Common Is The Last Name Elegbo? popularity and diffusion
Elegbo is the 2,121,169th most widespread last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 92,247,417 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 86 percent of Elegbo live; 86 percent live in West Africa and 86 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 868,627th most frequently used first name on earth. It is borne by 116 people.
The surname Elegbo is most common in Benin, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 333,407. In Benin it is most prevalent in: Zou Department, where 42 percent live, Ouémé Department, where 32 percent live and Borgou Department, where 19 percent live. Other than Benin it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 37 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elegbuo | 92 | 72 | / |
| Elegbou | 92 | 3 | / |
| Yelegbo | 92 | 2 | / |
| Gelegbo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Yelegbuo | 86 | 25 | / |
| Ehilegbo | 86 | 5 | / |
| Elegba | 83 | 1,176 | / |
| Elogbo | 83 | 691 | / |
| Olegbo | 83 | 109 | / |
| Eligbo | 83 | 59 | / |
| Alegbo | 83 | 43 | / |
| Elagbo | 83 | 26 | / |
| Ailegbo | 77 | 18 | / |
| Aliegbo | 77 | 16 | / |
| Oleagbo | 77 | 7 | / |
| Oliegbo | 77 | 4 | / |
| Helegba | 77 | 4 | / |
| Iloegbo | 77 | 4 | / |
| Oleigbo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Alaegbo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Oeligbo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eliegba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Elegbah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eloigbo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yelegbeu | 71 | 87 | / |
| Ehilegba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ellegbeu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gelegbah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alagbo | 67 | 2,239 | / |
| Ologbo | 67 | 1,559 | / |
| Aligbo | 67 | 778 | / |
| Alegba | 67 | 712 | / |
| Oligbo | 67 | 709 | / |
| Elegwa | 67 | 569 | / |
| Alogbo | 67 | 98 | / |
| Olagbo | 67 | 81 | / |
| Elegua | 67 | 48 | / |
| Ilogbo | 67 | 34 | / |
| Elekuo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ilegba | 67 | 10 | / |
| Eligba | 67 | 9 | / |
| Olegba | 67 | 6 | / |
| Iligbo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Elagba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Olygbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ylagbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ylogbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ilagbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eligwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elekwo | 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 Elegbo
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