Megbu Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Megbu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Megbu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria771:2,300,55577,632
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Megbu Last Name Facts

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

Megbu is most common in Nigeria. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Megbu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,136,387th most common surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 93,430,076 people. The last name Megbu occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Megbu reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 77 people, or 1 in 2,300,555. In Nigeria Megbu is mostly found in: Delta, where 62 percent are found, Edo, where 12 percent are found and Rivers, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also found in Scotland, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mmegbu9124/
Megbus912/
Megbou911/
Maegbu911/
Miegbou8320/
Mmaegbu8315/
Magbu80515/
Mogbu8054/
Megwu801/
Meshgbou772/
Megueu73134/
Magbau7327/
Magbeu7318/
Magbou737/
Mmegwu733/
Mmagbu732/
Mgegwu731/
Meguou731/
Mogbeu731/
Mogbau731/
Meigueu672/
Megouhou621/
Mègbèhou621/
Meguhout621/
Megkuhou621/
Mekwu6028/
Miqueu55375/
Migueu55126/
Mmekwu5520/
Meikwu553/
Migwgu551/
Migboo551/
Mesqueu5024/
Mysqueu502/
Mekuheu501/

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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 Megbu
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