Galegbe Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Galegbe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 7 | 1:1,476,515 | 57,381 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Galegbe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Galegbe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Galegbe is held by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Galegbe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,057,639th most common surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname Galegbe is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Galegbe reside; 53 percent reside in West Africa and 53 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most common in Benin, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 1,476,515. In Benin Galegbe is most common in: Mono Department, where 57 percent reside, Atlantique Department, where 14 percent reside and Littoral Department, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Benin Galegbe occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 47 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gallegbe | 93 | 1 | / |
| Alegbe | 92 | 3,344 | / |
| Aliegbe | 86 | 201 | / |
| Allegbe | 86 | 194 | / |
| Galogbe | 86 | 51 | / |
| Alegber | 86 | 9 | / |
| Alegbeh | 86 | 7 | / |
| Alegbei | 86 | 5 | / |
| Gelegbe | 86 | 3 | / |
| Galigbe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ailegbe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gelegbeh | 80 | 12 | / |
| Alhengbe | 80 | 5 | / |
| Agliegbe | 80 | 5 | / |
| Golegbeu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Galogbie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aulegber | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aligbe | 77 | 1,659 | / |
| Alegba | 77 | 712 | / |
| Olegbe | 77 | 44 | / |
| Alygbe | 77 | 4 | / |
| Alegbi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Galliegue | 75 | 57 | / |
| Gaillegue | 75 | 21 | / |
| Goleugbeu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aliegba | 71 | 234 | / |
| Gailliegue | 71 | 79 | / |
| Alligbe | 71 | 74 | / |
| Aligbeh | 71 | 35 | / |
| Oulegbe | 71 | 19 | / |
| Aleygba | 71 | 5 | / |
| Golegba | 71 | 3 | / |
| Alaigbe | 71 | 3 | / |
| Aliogbe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Oliegbe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Allegba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Goligbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Galegwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Galogbé | 71 | 1 | / |
| Geligbeh | 67 | 11 | / |
| Allaîgbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houlegbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Galieque | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gallogby | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Galegbe
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