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
Mgbe occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mgbe.
How Common Is The Last Name Mgbe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 139,883rd most frequently occurring last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,282,351 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mgbe live; 87 percent live in West Africa and 77 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Mgbe is also the 371,231st most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 518 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 2,463 people, or 1 in 71,922. In Nigeria Mgbe is mostly concentrated in: Cross River, where 51 percent reside, Enugu, where 13 percent reside and Lagos, where 9 percent reside. Besides Nigeria it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 23 percent reside and Brazil, where 0 percent reside.
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
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- 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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