Gadegbe Surname

1,795,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Gadegbe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gadegbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin1001:103,35611,687
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Gadegbe Last Name Facts

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

Gadegbe is found in Benin more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gadegbe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,795,579th most commonly held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 69,405,199 people. The last name Gadegbe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gadegbe are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most common in Benin, where it is carried by 100 people, or 1 in 103,356. In Benin it is primarily found in: Zou Department, where 31 percent live, Mono Department, where 24 percent live and Kouffo Department, where 23 percent live. Without taking into account Benin this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Togo, where 4 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adegbe924,973/
Adeegbe861,027/
Adeigbe86909/
Gadogbe86824/
Gadagbe86475/
Adegbie86412/
Hadegbe86123/
Gedegbe8696/
Adiegbe8661/
Adegbey8630/
Adeugbe867/
Adeagbe865/
Addegbe864/
Ahdegbe863/
Gadigbe861/
Adegbeh861/
Adegbhe861/
Aidegbe861/
Godegbe861/
Adegbije804/
Adeingbe802/
Gadagbey801/
Gedegbeh801/
Goudegbe801/
Goedegbe801/
Adehegbe801/
Adigbe771,079/
Adegba77160/
Odegbe77137/
Adegbi774/
Goudeagbe75547/
Adegbaaye753/
Adjehegbe751/
Adaigbe71226/
Adeigba71161/
Godegba7198/
Adeagba7113/
Odiegbe7112/
Adegbit7111/
Adighbe715/
Adegbii715/
Adegboy715/
Adegbyi714/
Adegbai714/
Adiogbe714/
Adegbuy713/
Odhegbe713/
Odeagbe712/
Adegboa712/
Godigbe711/
Adegbyo711/
Adiegba711/
Godogbe711/
Adegbaa711/
Adegbui711/
Oudegbe711/
Adigbeu711/
Adjhgbe711/
Aduigbe711/
Gadagbui672,915/
Houdegbe67358/
Goudegue6724/
Adeegbit674/
Adegbaya673/
Adeagboa673/
Eideagbe671/

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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
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  • 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 Gadegbe
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