Kegbe Surname
Approximately 2,528 people bear this surname
Kegbe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 1,445 | 1:7,153 | 984 |
| Nigeria | 555 | 1:319,176 | 17,566 |
| Togo | 420 | 1:17,257 | 5,159 |
| Ivory Coast | 77 | 1:299,626 | 11,268 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
Kegbe (39) may also be a first name.
Kegbe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kegbe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kegbe is carried by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kegbe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kegbe is the 170,487th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 2,882,732 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kegbe reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,637,361st most frequent first name globally It is held by 39 people.
The last name Kegbe is most commonly held in Benin, where it is borne by 1,445 people, or 1 in 7,153. In Benin it is most common in: Kouffo Department, where 83 percent are found, Zou Department, where 10 percent are found and Littoral Department, where 3 percent are found. Barring Benin it exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 22 percent are found and Togo, where 17 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kegbeh | 91 | 340 | / |
| Kaegbe | 91 | 7 | / |
| Kiegbe | 91 | 7 | / |
| Keigbe | 91 | 3 | / |
| Keagbe | 91 | 2 | / |
| Kegbey | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kegbei | 91 | 1 | / |
| Keugbe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Koegbe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kegbeah | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kiegbie | 83 | 1 | / |
| Keugbeu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kiegbeh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kogbe | 80 | 1,334 | / |
| Kigbe | 80 | 566 | / |
| Kegba | 80 | 284 | / |
| Kagbe | 80 | 78 | / |
| Cegbe | 80 | 33 | / |
| Kegbi | 80 | 6 | / |
| Kegby | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chegbe | 73 | 401 | / |
| Kogbeu | 73 | 21 | / |
| Kuigbe | 73 | 20 | / |
| Kagbeh | 73 | 8 | / |
| Kogbea | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kagbea | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kogbei | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kogbeh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kogbee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Qegbey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Quegbe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cegbeh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khagbe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kaagbe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kigbeh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kiegbi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kagbeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Keagba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Keigby | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kegbaya | 67 | 17 | / |
| Keghvee | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cheigbe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kaigbeh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kuigbeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaigbei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kehgbay | 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 Kegbe
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