Mgbe Surname
Approximately 3,193 people bear this surname
Mgbe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,463 | 1:71,922 | 5,171 |
| Cameroon | 728 | 1:28,529 | 3,867 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mgbe (518) may also be a first name.
Mgbe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mgbe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mgbe is most common in Nigeria. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mgbe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 139,883rd most numerous surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,282,351 people. The surname Mgbe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mgbe reside; 87 percent reside in West Africa and 77 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Mgbe is also the 371,231st most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 518 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 2,463 people, or 1 in 71,922. In Nigeria it is most common in: Cross River, where 51 percent live, Enugu, where 13 percent live and Lagos, where 9 percent live. Outside of Nigeria Mgbe occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 23 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mgbeh | 89 | 75 | / |
| Mgbea | 89 | 67 | / |
| Mngbe | 89 | 57 | / |
| M'Gbe | 89 | 31 | / |
| Mgbee | 89 | 17 | / |
| Mgber | 89 | 12 | / |
| Mgbei | 89 | 8 | / |
| Mgbie | 89 | 6 | / |
| Mgbet | 89 | 4 | / |
| Mgbeu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mgbed | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mingbe | 80 | 97 | / |
| Mngbea | 80 | 34 | / |
| Mengbe | 80 | 4 | / |
| McGbee | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mgbesh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mngbee | 80 | 1 | / |
| M'Gbea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mgbech | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mgbehe | 80 | 1 | / |
| McGhbe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mgba | 75 | 2,000 | / |
| Mgbi | 75 | 71 | / |
| Mgwe | 75 | 26 | / |
| Mgbj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mgue | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mgve | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mingbeh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mngbeah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mengbeh | 73 | 1 | / |
| McGue | 67 | 573 | / |
| Mgbaa | 67 | 84 | / |
| Mgbii | 67 | 36 | / |
| Mgboa | 67 | 15 | / |
| Mgbai | 67 | 13 | / |
| M'Gba | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mngbi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mgbih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mngue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mgboi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mgoue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mguea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mehngbeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mguee | 67 | 1 | / |
| McGwe | 67 | 0 | / |
| McGeeber | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Mgbe
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