Megbehou Surname
Approximately 386 people bear this surname
Megbehou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 382 | 1:27,057 | 3,594 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
The alternate forms: Mègbèhou (1) are calculated separately.
Megbehou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Megbehou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Megbehou is found in Benin more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Mègbèhou. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Megbehou? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 745,450th most frequently held surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 18,879,653 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Megbehou reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Megbehou is most frequent in Benin, where it is carried by 382 people, or 1 in 27,057. In Benin it is most common in: Mono Department, where 59 percent are found, Atlantique Department, where 24 percent are found and Zou Department, where 10 percent are found. Beside Benin it is found in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Megbehou
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