Kogbede Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Kogbede Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Kogbede Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin291:356,40027,355
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Kogbede (15) may also be a first name.

Kogbede Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kogbede is held by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kogbede? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,979,664th most frequently occurring family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Kogbede live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kogbede is also the 2,900,335th most widely held given name on earth, borne by 15 people.

This surname is most common in Benin, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 356,400. In Benin Kogbede is most numerous in: Mono Department, where 76 percent live, Zou Department, where 21 percent live and Collines Department, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account Benin it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 19 percent live and The DR Congo, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kougbede9316/
Kogbedhe932/
Koungbede881/
Kegbede8673/
Kagbede8611/
Kogbedj861/
Kogbade861/
Kougbedi8080/
Kongbedé801/
Kongbaide751/
Kogbodi7153/
Kugbedi7143/
Kagbode711/
Kagbeda711/
Kegbedi711/
Kaagbide671/
Kaghbadi531/
Kheghbadi501,830/
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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 Kogbede
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