Sogbedji Surname

98,465th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,815 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Togo

Sogbedji Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sogbedji Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin2,4991:4,136532
Togo2,3101:3,138456
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097

The alternate forms: Sogbédji (3) are calculated separately.

Sogbedji (125) may also be a first name.

Sogbedji Last Name Facts

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

Sogbedji is held by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Sogbédji. Click here to see other possible spellings of Sogbedji.

How Common Is The Last Name Sogbedji? popularity and diffusion

Sogbedji is the 98,465th most widespread last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,513,509 people. The surname Sogbedji occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sogbedji are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sogbedji is also the 832,731st most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 125 people.

The last name Sogbedji is most prevalent in Benin, where it is held by 2,499 people, or 1 in 4,136. In Benin it is primarily concentrated in: Kouffo Department, where 82 percent live, Zou Department, where 6 percent live and Littoral Department, where 4 percent live. Aside from Benin this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Togo, where 48 percent live and Nigeria, where 0 percent live.

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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 Sogbedji
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