Iyekegbe Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Iyekegbe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iyekegbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria301:5,904,759145,253
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Iyekegbe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Iyekegbe is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Iyekegbe.

How Common Is The Last Name Iyekegbe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,432,070th most numerous last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Iyekegbe are found; 91 percent are found in West Africa and 91 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 30 people, or 1 in 5,904,759. In Nigeria Iyekegbe is primarily concentrated in: Edo, where 73 percent are found, Osun, where 13 percent are found and Lagos, where 10 percent are found. Besides Nigeria Iyekegbe is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Iyekegbe Last Name Statistics demography

Iyekegbe earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 43.4% more than the national average, earning $61,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Eyekegbe881/
Ayekegbe881/
Ikeegbe809/
Aikegbe801/
Ikheegbe75123/
Aikhegbe7595/
Ijokegbe7530/
Ajekegbe7511/
Ayukegbe7511/
Ajikegbe758/
Ejakhegbe7197/
Ajekiegbe713/
Aikigbe6740/
Eikigbe6716/
Ejakhaegbe6715/
Ikeigwe676/
Aekigbe672/
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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 Iyekegbe
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