Megba Surname

534,162nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 604 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Megba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Megba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5811:304,89316,978
Benin81:1,291,95054,095
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Congo51:997,81917,129
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Megba (45) may also be a first name.

Megba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Megba is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Megba? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 534,162nd most numerous surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 12,065,473 people. The last name Megba is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Megba are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,504,468th most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 45 people.

Megba is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 581 people, or 1 in 304,893. In Nigeria Megba is mostly found in: Ondo, where 78 percent live, Lagos, where 17 percent live and Akwa Ibom, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 1 percent live and Cameroon, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Megbas912,697/
Miegba9120/
Megbah915/
Meegba912/
Megbai911/
Mmegba911/
Megbaya831/
Meagbay831/
Magba802,131/
Megwa80470/
Megbe80461/
Mogba80383/
Megbo8065/
Megua8015/
Megby8012/
Migba807/
Megbi804/
Megva803/
Mmegwa73485/
Megvat73482/
Megwai73168/
Meghwa73166/
Mogbai7358/
Meagbo7345/
Mekgwa7344/
Magbay7342/
Magbai7336/
Mogbay7334/
Magbau7327/
Megbuo7317/
Megwah7315/
Meguea7310/
Magbah739/
Megbet736/
Meugua735/
Maagba734/
Megber733/
Meigbe733/
Mahgba732/
Makgba731/
Megwad731/
Mogbau731/
Maygba731/
Mogbah731/
Migbay731/
Meghbi731/
Megbee731/
Meagwa731/
Megbou731/
Meugwa731/
Miegbe731/
Meigua731/
Migbha731/
Meguah731/
Meghva731/
Meghua731/
Maigbay6729/
Miegbou6720/
Meghvat6712/
Meegbeh679/
Megouha678/
Meaguad677/
Maghbay676/
Mahgbay676/
Meguaiz672/
Mgegcwa672/
Meangbo671/
Magbaha671/
Mmeagbo671/
Meegbes671/
Mesgboo671/
Mmegwaa671/
Maingba671/
Mahgbai671/

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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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  • 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 Megba
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