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 last name Galegbe is found in Benin more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Galegbe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,057,639th most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Galegbe live; 53 percent live in West Africa and 53 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This last name is most prevalent in Benin, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 1,476,515. In Benin Galegbe is mostly concentrated in: Mono Department, where 57 percent are found, Atlantique Department, where 14 percent are found and Littoral Department, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Benin this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 47 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 7 percent are found.
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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