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 most common in Nigeria. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Legbe? popularity and diffusion
Legbe is the 270,454th most prevalent last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 5,053,777 people. The surname Legbe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Legbe reside; 71 percent reside in West Africa and 71 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Legbe is also the 262,555th most numerous given name worldwide. It is borne by 947 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 816 people, or 1 in 217,087. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Ondo, where 55 percent are found, Lagos, where 24 percent are found and Delta, where 8 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 21 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 17 percent are found.
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
- 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 Legbe
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