Gelegbe Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Gelegbe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Gelegbe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gelegbe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gelegbe occurs most in Benin. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Gelegbe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gelegbe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 10,311,814th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Gelegbe is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gelegbe reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most widely held in Benin, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 10,335,602. In Benin it is most numerous in: Kouffo Department, where 100 percent reside. Not including Benin this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 33 percent reside and Nigeria, where 33 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gelegbeh | 93 | 12 | / |
| Elegbe | 92 | 1,961 | / |
| Helegbe | 86 | 1,006 | / |
| Ellegbe | 86 | 30 | / |
| Selegbe | 86 | 26 | / |
| Galegbe | 86 | 15 | / |
| Elegbed | 86 | 6 | / |
| Jelegbe | 86 | 3 | / |
| Zelegbe | 86 | 2 | / |
| Eleegbe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Elegbee | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yelegbeu | 80 | 87 | / |
| Guelegue | 80 | 37 | / |
| Selegbeh | 80 | 12 | / |
| Ngilegbe | 80 | 12 | / |
| Geligbeh | 80 | 11 | / |
| Golegbeu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ellegbeu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gallegbe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Elegbeed | 80 | 1 | / |
| Seleagbe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Elegba | 77 | 1,176 | / |
| Ilegbe | 77 | 8 | / |
| Eligbe | 77 | 7 | / |
| Jlegbe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Goleugbeu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Galogbe | 71 | 51 | / |
| Helegba | 71 | 4 | / |
| Jelegue | 71 | 2 | / |
| Helegue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Selegbi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eliegba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ailegbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zelegba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zelegue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Selegwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gelegwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Goligbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Elligbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Galigbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Seulegue | 67 | 11 | / |
| Giligbeh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Djelegue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zeligbeu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ehilegba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Galogbie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zelegoue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gelesque | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geleguaa | 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 Gelegbe
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