Kigbe Surname
Approximately 566 people bear this surname
Kigbe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 551 | 1:18,758 | 2,512 |
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
The alternate forms: Kigbé (1) are calculated separately.
Kigbe (102) may also be a first name.
Kigbe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kigbe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kigbe is held by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Kigbé. For other potential spellings of Kigbe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kigbe? popularity and diffusion
Kigbe is the 560,645th most numerous family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 12,875,523 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kigbe reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 935,178th most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 102 people.
The last name Kigbe is most prevalent in Benin, where it is borne by 551 people, or 1 in 18,758. In Benin it is most frequent in: Alibori Department, where 85 percent reside, Borgou Department, where 14 percent reside and Zou Department, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Benin Kigbe occurs in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kigbé | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kuigbe | 91 | 20 | / |
| Kiegbe | 91 | 7 | / |
| Keigbe | 91 | 3 | / |
| Kigbeh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kaigbeh | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kaigbei | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kiegbie | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kiegbeh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kuigbeu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kegbe | 80 | 2,528 | / |
| Kugbe | 80 | 1,492 | / |
| Kigba | 80 | 62 | / |
| Cigbe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kegbeh | 73 | 340 | / |
| Kugbeh | 73 | 142 | / |
| Chigbe | 73 | 109 | / |
| Kuegbe | 73 | 16 | / |
| Kuugbe | 73 | 7 | / |
| Kugbea | 73 | 4 | / |
| Koigba | 73 | 4 | / |
| Keagbe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kiegbi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kigbai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kugbie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kugbey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kugbeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kugbee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kegbey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kegbei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Keugbe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kaigba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Keigby | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kegbeah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cheigbe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Keugbeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaaigba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaigbay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koigbay | 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 Kigbe
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