Medegbe Surname
Approximately 277 people bear this surname
Medegbe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 223 | 1:46,348 | 5,879 |
| Nigeria | 54 | 1:3,280,421 | 99,135 |
Medegbe (124) may also be a first name.
Medegbe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Medegbe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Medegbe is carried by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Medegbe.
How Common Is The Last Name Medegbe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Medegbe is the 945,594th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 26,308,830 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Medegbe are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Medegbe is also the 836,439th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 124 people.
It is most frequent in Benin, where it is borne by 223 people, or 1 in 46,348. In Benin it is primarily concentrated in: Atlantique Department, where 35 percent reside, Ouémé Department, where 19 percent reside and Kouffo Department, where 18 percent reside. Other than Benin it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 19 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medegbey | 93 | 1 | / |
| Medagbe | 86 | 683 | / |
| Madegbe | 86 | 137 | / |
| Medegue | 86 | 5 | / |
| Medigbe | 86 | 2 | / |
| Medegoue | 80 | 96 | / |
| Medeguei | 80 | 1 | / |
| Madeugbe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mehdeguei | 75 | 1 | / |
| Midegue | 71 | 335 | / |
| Medekwe | 71 | 13 | / |
| Madagbe | 71 | 12 | / |
| Medekue | 71 | 10 | / |
| Madigbe | 71 | 5 | / |
| Madogbe | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mehedeguei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Modogbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Midogbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maidegue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mideugue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Medigue | 57 | 249 | / |
| Medekwa | 57 | 3 | / |
| Madagbi | 57 | 2 | / |
| Medikwe | 57 | 2 | / |
| Medigwe | 57 | 2 | / |
| Medecwa | 57 | 1 | / |
| Medigui | 57 | 1 | / |
| Medigoue | 53 | 39 | / |
| Meddigue | 53 | 1 | / |
| Medjngue | 53 | 1 | / |
| Medjkouhe | 50 | 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 Medegbe
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis