Ilegbedion Surname

899,940th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 297 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ilegbedion Surname User-submission:

Ilegbedion is a Benin surname, which means 'I am running along with the elders'. It comes from the words ile, meaning 'run', gbe, meaning 'along', and odion, meaning 'first', 'senior', and 'elder'.

Ilegbedion Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2911:608,73829,024
England61:9,286,343223,652

Ilegbedion Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Ilegbedion is a Benin surname, which means 'I am running along with the elders'. It comes from the words ile, meaning 'run', gbe, meaning 'along', and odion, meaning 'first', 'senior', and 'elder'.

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Ilegbedion Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ilegbedion is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ilegbedion? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ilegbedion is the 899,940th most common family name internationally, held by around 1 in 24,537,192 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ilegbedion are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Ilegbedion is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 291 people, or 1 in 608,738. In Nigeria it is most common in: Edo, where 66 percent live, Lagos, where 11 percent live and Plateau, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria Ilegbedion is found in one country. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

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SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Illegbedion953/
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Algbedion843/
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Elegbadion804/
Algbeadion802/
Algbodion742/
Aligbodion701/
Elgbadon672/
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