Selegbe Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Selegbe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 25 | 1:413,424 | 29,829 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Selegbe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Selegbe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Selegbe occurs in Benin more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Selegbe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,882,373rd most common surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. Selegbe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Selegbe reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most frequently held in Benin, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 413,424. In Benin Selegbe is mostly concentrated in: Zou Department, where 96 percent are found and Atakora Department, where 4 percent are found. Aside from Benin this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selegbeh | 93 | 12 | / |
| Seleagbe | 93 | 1 | / |
| Selegue | 86 | 61 | / |
| Selegba | 86 | 6 | / |
| Jelegbe | 86 | 3 | / |
| Gelegbe | 86 | 3 | / |
| Zelegbe | 86 | 2 | / |
| Selegwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Selegbi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gelegbeh | 80 | 12 | / |
| Seulegue | 80 | 11 | / |
| Selegoue | 80 | 1 | / |
| Salegbeh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sehelegue | 75 | 10 | / |
| Schelegue | 75 | 1 | / |
| Selekwe | 71 | 48 | / |
| Solagbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Seleque | 71 | 1 | / |
| Salagbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Silagbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zolegbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zelegue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zelegba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Silegue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Selesque | 67 | 41 | / |
| Selecque | 67 | 29 | / |
| Geligbeh | 67 | 11 | / |
| Zeligbeu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Selheque | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soilegue | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Selegbe
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