Legbe Surname
Approximately 1,442 people bear this surname
Legbe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 816 | 1:217,087 | 12,866 |
| DR Congo | 308 | 1:239,869 | 23,092 |
| Ivory Coast | 245 | 1:94,168 | 4,936 |
| England | 35 | 1:1,591,945 | 67,242 |
| Benin | 33 | 1:313,200 | 25,349 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Legbe (947) may also be a first name.
Legbe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Legbe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Legbe is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Legbe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 270,454th most numerous last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,053,777 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Legbe live; 71 percent live in West Africa and 71 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 262,555th most commonly used given name throughout the world, held by 947 people.
The last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 816 people, or 1 in 217,087. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Ondo, where 55 percent reside, Lagos, where 24 percent reside and Delta, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Legbe is found in 8 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 21 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 17 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legbea | 91 | 48 | / |
| Legbei | 91 | 40 | / |
| Legbeu | 91 | 12 | / |
| Legbeh | 91 | 3 | / |
| Legbey | 91 | 1 | / |
| Leghbe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Leegbeh | 83 | 21 | / |
| Leugbeu | 83 | 16 | / |
| Legbeih | 83 | 15 | / |
| Leigber | 83 | 9 | / |
| Leigbeh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Legba | 80 | 4,494 | / |
| Legue | 80 | 2,902 | / |
| Ligbe | 80 | 824 | / |
| Lagbe | 80 | 411 | / |
| Logbe | 80 | 96 | / |
| Legwe | 80 | 31 | / |
| Legbi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Lygbe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Leigbeih | 77 | 1 | / |
| Leigue | 73 | 3,247 | / |
| Llegue | 73 | 1,197 | / |
| Leygue | 73 | 577 | / |
| League | 73 | 315 | / |
| Leguey | 73 | 134 | / |
| Legbaa | 73 | 84 | / |
| Laagbe | 73 | 53 | / |
| Leggue | 73 | 44 | / |
| Ligbet | 73 | 43 | / |
| Leguee | 73 | 42 | / |
| Legwes | 73 | 34 | / |
| Legoue | 73 | 24 | / |
| Leguei | 73 | 21 | / |
| Legbai | 73 | 19 | / |
| Legbay | 73 | 17 | / |
| Ligbeu | 73 | 13 | / |
| Legueh | 73 | 12 | / |
| Hlagbe | 73 | 12 | / |
| Ligbei | 73 | 10 | / |
| Lagbeu | 73 | 8 | / |
| Laigbe | 73 | 5 | / |
| Logbee | 73 | 5 | / |
| Lagbeh | 73 | 5 | / |
| Logbeu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Logbea | 73 | 4 | / |
| Lesgue | 73 | 2 | / |
| Leegba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leigwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Legvee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leguea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Legweh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lagbea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ligbee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lighbe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Liagbe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lagbee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lekgue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leagwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leghbi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leagby | 73 | 0 | / |
| Leegue | 73 | 0 | / |
| Legver | 73 | 0 | / |
| Leghbeitt | 71 | 1 | / |
| Leagbay | 67 | 24 | / |
| Legoues | 67 | 8 | / |
| Legouez | 67 | 7 | / |
| Legouet | 67 | 4 | / |
| Legouee | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ligbeid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leingue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leiguei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hloigbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leegbaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leigbay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leugbay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Legouer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Legbaja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lahagbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lhigbee | 67 | 0 | / |
| Leaguea | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Legbe
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