Megbe Surname

654,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 461 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Megbe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Megbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin3371:30,6694,050
Ivory Coast701:329,58912,041
Nigeria281:6,326,527151,186
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

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 last name Megbe has its highest incidence in Benin. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Megbe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Megbe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 654,010th most prevalent last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 15,808,126 people. The surname Megbe is predominantly found 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. It is also the 375,944th most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 507 people.

The surname Megbe is most frequently occurring in Benin, where it is carried by 337 people, or 1 in 30,669. In Benin it is mostly concentrated in: Zou Department, where 45 percent reside, Ouémé Department, where 28 percent reside and Atlantique Department, where 10 percent reside. Not including Benin this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 15 percent reside and Nigeria, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Megbet916/
Meigbe913/
Megber913/
Maegbe911/
Megbee911/
Miegbe911/
Meegbeh839/
Meegbes831/
Megue80706/
Megba80604/
Magbe80333/
Mogbe80221/
Migbe80100/
Megwe8057/
Megby8012/
Megbi804/
Mekgwe734,351/
Magbee731,390/
Magbie73105/
Megoue7378/
Maagbe7374/
Meigue7360/
Magbei7345/
Mahgbe7328/
Megwei7327/
Miegba7320/
Magbeu7318/
Meguea7310/
Meghve739/
Megver739/
Migbey734/
Meghue733/
Magbey733/
Megwue733/
Mmegwe733/
Maygbe732/
Meegba732/
Meguey732/
Meague732/
Meguee732/
Meguei732/
Miegwe732/
Magbeh732/
Mmegba731/
Megwee731/
Mogbeh731/
Muigbe731/
Megbai731/
Meghbi731/
Megweh731/
Mogbeu731/
Mogbei731/
Moigbe731/
Maigbe731/
Megwie731/
Megwed731/
Maingbe6721/
Meghuie6718/
Megouet6717/
Mehegue676/
Megoues673/
Mahagbe672/
Meghoue672/
Megbaya671/
Meagbay671/
Mhigbee671/
Maghbeh671/
Meangue671/
Meyguey671/
Mekgwej671/
Megvess671/

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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 Megbe
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