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
The last name Gelegbe is found most frequently in Benin. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gelegbe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gelegbe is the 10,311,814th most widespread last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Gelegbe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gelegbe are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most frequently used in Benin, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 10,335,602. In Benin Gelegbe is mostly found in: Kouffo Department, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Benin Gelegbe is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 33 percent are found and Nigeria, where 33 percent are found.
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
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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 Gelegbe
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