Jegede Surname

15,134th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36,801 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Jegede Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jegede Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria35,7581:4,954655
England3961:140,70213,671
United States3211:1,129,15681,316
Zimbabwe2241:68,92110,300
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Wales41:773,63329,106
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Lesotho31:677,51919,546
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Jegede (975) may also be a first name.

Jegede Last Name Facts

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

Jegede is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jegede? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 15,134th most commonly held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 198,026 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Jegede reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 258,094th most common first name at a global level, held by 975 people.

The last name Jegede is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 35,758 people, or 1 in 4,954. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Ekiti, where 25 percent live, Lagos, where 14 percent live and Ondo, where 12 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this last name exists in 37 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Jegede Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (95%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Jegede are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Jegede earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 67.6% less than the national average, earning R 77,004 per year; in United States they earn 7.96% more than the national average, earning $46,582 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.56% more than the national average, earning $64,865 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jeghede9250/
Djegede9219/
Ijegede9212/
Jegedee926/
Jegeede925/
Jegedeu925/
Jeggede925/
Jegeder924/
Jeygede923/
Jeegede923/
Jjegede923/
Jegiede922/
Jegedde921/
Jiegede921/
Jegedea921/
Jegedie921/
Egede9111,795/
Djeguede86363/
Ijeghede86101/
Ijhegede869/
Hegede83297/
Gegede83252/
Segede83176/
Jigede83161/
Jegade83114/
Jejede8335/
Egiede8318/
Zegede8317/
Jegeda8313/
Eghede8311/
Jegide834/
Yegede834/
Iegede832/
Egedei831/
Jegedi831/
Egedee831/
Egedde831/
Egedhe831/
Djegheder801/
Ijeghedee801/
Chegede77142/
Zeguede7795/
Segedie7744/
Hegedes7715/
Jighede7713/
Heggede774/
Segedeh773/
Hegedeš772/
Hegeder771/
Hegedhe771/
Seegede771/
Yegedee771/
Yeguede771/
Yengede771/
Seghede771/
Geguede771/
Sgegede771/
Zegeder770/
Egide735,944/
Egedi73825/
Ezede73158/
Egedy73143/
Egyde732/
Cheguede7185/
Chengede7113/
Heguedes715/
Djiguede714/
Chegedeu714/
Gegedesh711/
Iesguede711/
Ijengide711/
Jeghoide711/
Zieguede711/
Djeguedi711/
Djeghedi711/
Segedi67659/
Yegade67222/
Segedy67206/
Sigede67138/
Gegedi67130/
Jigide67107/
Zigede6746/
Egoide6739/
Eggedi6735/
Eghedi6733/
Egaide6727/
Ekhede6717/
Segide6717/
Gejede6714/
Ezeade6712/
Segyde679/
Eghide678/
Sesede678/
Echede677/
Egedio676/
Geside675/
Iygede674/
Zezede674/
Hedgedeth672/
Hegedy672/
Yegode672/
Ezeide672/
Eziede672/
Jegidi671/
Yesede671/
Jegodi671/
Jesedi671/
Hegeda671/
Hegedi671/
Zesede671/
Cecede671/
Ezedei671/
Djeghider671/
Gezide671/
Hesede671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jegede
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