Tolegbe Surname
Approximately 387 people bear this surname
Tolegbe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 221 | 1:46,767 | 5,937 |
| Ivory Coast | 165 | 1:139,826 | 6,643 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
The alternate forms: Tolègbè (1) are calculated separately.
Tolegbe (74) may also be a first name.
Tolegbe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tolegbe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tolegbe occurs in Benin more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Tolègbè. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tolegbe? popularity and diffusion
Tolegbe is the 744,013th most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 18,830,868 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Tolegbe reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 58 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,125,792nd most common first name globally, held by 74 people.
Tolegbe is most frequently occurring in Benin, where it is held by 221 people, or 1 in 46,767. In Benin Tolegbe is primarily found in: Zou Department, where 57 percent live, Ouémé Department, where 24 percent live and Collines Department, where 7 percent live. Apart from Benin this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 43 percent live and Nigeria, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tollegbe | 93 | 43 | / |
| Toleigbe | 93 | 8 | / |
| Tolegbeu | 93 | 6 | / |
| Tolègbè | 90 | 1 | / |
| Tolagbe | 86 | 42 | / |
| Telegbe | 86 | 22 | / |
| Tologbe | 86 | 6 | / |
| Talegbe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tolegba | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tolegbay | 80 | 18 | / |
| Telegbeu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tolaigbe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Toleghoue | 75 | 1 | / |
| Talagbe | 71 | 53 | / |
| Talogbe | 71 | 16 | / |
| Toleque | 71 | 8 | / |
| Tallagbe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Telagbei | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tolagbay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Talegua | 57 | 89 | / |
| Taligba | 57 | 2 | / |
| Taleigua | 53 | 143 | / |
| Taleygua | 53 | 2 | / |
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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 Tolegbe
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