Wegba Surname
Approximately 62 people bear this surname
Wegba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 49 | 1:3,615,158 | 105,602 |
| Congo | 4 | 1:1,247,274 | 20,238 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Liberia | 3 | 1:1,469,512 | 38,766 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Wegba (69) may also be a first name.
Wegba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wegba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wegba is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wegba? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,436,415th most frequently held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. Wegba is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Wegba live; 84 percent live in West Africa and 79 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,171,416th most widespread first name at a global level It is held by 69 people.
The last name Wegba is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 49 people, or 1 in 3,615,158. In Nigeria Wegba is mostly found in: Benue, where 96 percent live and Nasarawa, where 2 percent live. Outside of Nigeria Wegba exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The Congo, where 6 percent live and The DR Congo, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weagba | 91 | 384 | / |
| Wegbea | 91 | 21 | / |
| Vwegba | 91 | 16 | / |
| Wegbah | 91 | 8 | / |
| Weegba | 91 | 4 | / |
| Weigba | 91 | 4 | / |
| Wehgba | 91 | 2 | / |
| Weghba | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wegbay | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wheagba | 83 | 86 | / |
| Wehgbay | 83 | 44 | / |
| Woegbay | 83 | 6 | / |
| Weagbay | 83 | 6 | / |
| Whegbah | 83 | 5 | / |
| Wehgbah | 83 | 5 | / |
| Weahgba | 83 | 2 | / |
| Wiegbah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Weagbaa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Weagbea | 83 | 1 | / |
| Weigbay | 83 | 1 | / |
| Woegbah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wagba | 80 | 325 | / |
| Wegbo | 80 | 223 | / |
| Wegbe | 80 | 178 | / |
| Vegba | 80 | 156 | / |
| Wogba | 80 | 42 | / |
| Begba | 80 | 10 | / |
| Wigba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Weingbah | 77 | 9 | / |
| Wiehgbay | 77 | 6 | / |
| Weihgbay | 77 | 2 | / |
| Weahgbah | 77 | 2 | / |
| Weahgbay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Whegbeah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Weangbah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wogbah | 73 | 62 | / |
| Wogbay | 73 | 28 | / |
| Weagbe | 73 | 27 | / |
| Wagbea | 73 | 22 | / |
| Whegbo | 73 | 13 | / |
| Wigbah | 73 | 7 | / |
| Wagbay | 73 | 7 | / |
| Wogbea | 73 | 6 | / |
| Wagbah | 73 | 6 | / |
| Waagba | 73 | 5 | / |
| Woegbo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Weugbe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Uhegba | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wesgby | 73 | 2 | / |
| Vegbai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Beagba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wegber | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wegbeh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weagbo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Begbah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whagba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wahgba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weegbo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hwegbe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wegbeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whegbe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wogbau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Begbai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Begbau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wegbey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ouegba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weagby | 73 | 0 | / |
| Waagbaa | 67 | 35 | / |
| Beagbay | 67 | 22 | / |
| Weagbeh | 67 | 18 | / |
| Whengbo | 67 | 18 | / |
| Waygbay | 67 | 16 | / |
| Wheagbo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wogbeah | 67 | 7 | / |
| Houegba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beegbay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weegbuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whegbeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waygbah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weugbeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woingba | 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
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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 Wegba
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