Megbe Surname
Approximately 461 people bear this surname
Megbe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 337 | 1:30,669 | 4,050 |
| Ivory Coast | 70 | 1:329,589 | 12,041 |
| Nigeria | 28 | 1:6,326,527 | 151,186 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Megbe (507) may also be a first name.
Megbe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Megbe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Megbe has its highest incidence in Benin. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Megbe.
How Common Is The Last Name Megbe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 654,010th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 15,808,126 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Megbe are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 85 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Megbe is also the 375,944th most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 507 people.
Megbe is most common in Benin, where it is held by 337 people, or 1 in 30,669. In Benin Megbe is most prevalent in: Zou Department, where 45 percent reside, Ouémé Department, where 28 percent reside and Atlantique Department, where 10 percent reside. Not including Benin this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 15 percent reside and Nigeria, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Megbet | 91 | 6 | / |
| Meigbe | 91 | 3 | / |
| Megber | 91 | 3 | / |
| Maegbe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Megbee | 91 | 1 | / |
| Miegbe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Meegbeh | 83 | 9 | / |
| Meegbes | 83 | 1 | / |
| Megue | 80 | 706 | / |
| Megba | 80 | 604 | / |
| Magbe | 80 | 333 | / |
| Mogbe | 80 | 221 | / |
| Migbe | 80 | 100 | / |
| Megwe | 80 | 57 | / |
| Megby | 80 | 12 | / |
| Megbi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mekgwe | 73 | 4,351 | / |
| Magbee | 73 | 1,390 | / |
| Magbie | 73 | 105 | / |
| Megoue | 73 | 78 | / |
| Maagbe | 73 | 74 | / |
| Meigue | 73 | 60 | / |
| Magbei | 73 | 45 | / |
| Mahgbe | 73 | 28 | / |
| Megwei | 73 | 27 | / |
| Miegba | 73 | 20 | / |
| Magbeu | 73 | 18 | / |
| Meguea | 73 | 10 | / |
| Meghve | 73 | 9 | / |
| Megver | 73 | 9 | / |
| Migbey | 73 | 4 | / |
| Meghue | 73 | 3 | / |
| Magbey | 73 | 3 | / |
| Megwue | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mmegwe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Maygbe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Meegba | 73 | 2 | / |
| Meguey | 73 | 2 | / |
| Meague | 73 | 2 | / |
| Meguee | 73 | 2 | / |
| Meguei | 73 | 2 | / |
| Miegwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Magbeh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mmegba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Megwee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mogbeh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muigbe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Megbai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Meghbi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Megweh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mogbeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mogbei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Moigbe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Maigbe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Megwie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Megwed | 73 | 1 | / |
| Maingbe | 67 | 21 | / |
| Meghuie | 67 | 18 | / |
| Megouet | 67 | 17 | / |
| Mehegue | 67 | 6 | / |
| Megoues | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mahagbe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Meghoue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Megbaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meagbay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mhigbee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maghbeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meangue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meyguey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mekgwej | 67 | 1 | / |
| Megvess | 67 | 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 Megbe
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