Nigbe Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Liberia

Nigbe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nigbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria281:6,326,527151,186
Ivory Coast231:1,003,09724,580
Liberia91:489,83723,279
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051

Nigbe (222) may also be a first name.

Nigbe Last Name Facts

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

Nigbe occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nigbe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,460,878th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Nigbe are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 49 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 605,116th most commonly used first name globally, held by 222 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 6,326,527. In Nigeria Nigbe is primarily concentrated in: Ebonyi, where 54 percent reside, Rivers, where 18 percent reside and Lagos, where 14 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 38 percent reside and Liberia, where 15 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gnigbe91204/
Nigbei9135/
Nigbea9134/
Ngigbe9115/
Naigbe9114/
Nigber917/
Niegbe912/
Nigbep911/
Ngigbea8327/
Naigebe8310/
Naigber831/
Nigue801,028/
Negbe80239/
Nigwe8077/
Nugbe8056/
Nigba8037/
Nigve807/
Nygbe802/
Nigbi801/
Neighber770/
Naigwe73583/
Nyogbe73279/
Gnegbe73159/
Gnigue73155/
Nnegbe7374/
Nigoue7332/
Naigba7331/
Nuigue7325/
Negbeh7319/
Naigue7312/
Naygbe7312/
Nigwei739/
Niegba737/
Nuigwe735/
Nigwer734/
Negbee734/
Nnigwe732/
Nygbeh732/
Noigwe731/
Nuigba731/
Noigba731/
Nhgbee731/
Ngigwe731/
Noigue731/
Nigwea731/
Neigwe731/
Nigweh731/
Nugbeh731/
Negbey731/
Nigbha731/
Niogue731/
Nigves731/
Neigue731/
Ngnigue6741/
Nyogbea6727/
Naigweh6721/
Nnuegbe676/
Naaigba673/
Gnuigue672/
Ngnegbe671/
Neugbea671/
Naiggwe671/
Naingve671/
Nnaigwe671/
Nygbeah671/
Naygbeh671/
Ngegbeh671/

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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 Nigbe
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