Kegbe Surname

170,487th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,528 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Kegbe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kegbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin1,4451:7,153984
Nigeria5551:319,17617,566
Togo4201:17,2575,159
Ivory Coast771:299,62611,268
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kegbeh91340/
Kaegbe917/
Kiegbe917/
Keigbe913/
Keagbe912/
Kegbey911/
Kegbei911/
Keugbe911/
Koegbe911/
Kegbeah832/
Kiegbie831/
Keugbeu831/
Kiegbeh831/
Kogbe801,334/
Kigbe80566/
Kegba80284/
Kagbe8078/
Cegbe8033/
Kegbi806/
Kegby801/
Chegbe73401/
Kogbeu7321/
Kuigbe7320/
Kagbeh738/
Kogbea734/
Kagbea732/
Kogbei732/
Kogbeh732/
Kogbee731/
Qegbey731/
Quegbe731/
Cegbeh731/
Khagbe731/
Kaagbe731/
Kigbeh731/
Kiegbi731/
Kagbeu731/
Keagba731/
Keigby730/
Kegbaya6717/
Keghvee674/
Cheigbe672/
Kaigbeh672/
Kuigbeu671/
Kaigbei671/
Kehgbay671/

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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
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  • 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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