Wigbe Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Wigbe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wigbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin101:1,033,56048,353
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Wigbe Last Name Facts

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

Wigbe is more commonly found in Benin than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Wigbe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wigbe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,587,209th most commonly used surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. Wigbe is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wigbe reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most common in Benin, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 1,033,560. In Benin it is primarily found in: Zou Department, where 70 percent reside and Collines Department, where 30 percent reside. Aside from Benin it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 8 percent reside and Nigeria, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waigbe911/
Whaigbe833/
Woingbe831/
Wiggbee831/
Vigbe80534/
Wigwe80478/
Wigby80191/
Wegbe80178/
Bigbe8013/
Wygbe801/
Wugbe801/
Wigba801/
Bigbee731,147/
Waigwe73927/
Bigbey7392/
Viegbe7379/
Weagbe7327/
Baigbe7325/
Weigue7322/
Wegbea7321/
Wiegue7310/
Huigbe737/
Wugbeh736/
Weigba734/
Wigwer734/
Weugbe732/
Whugbe731/
Whigby731/
Wighwe731/
Wegbey731/
Wegber731/
Whegbe731/
Wegbeu731/
Vigbey731/
Wegbeh731/
Wygbeh731/
Hwegbe731/
Uigbeh731/
Waygbeh6789/
Weagbeh6718/
Woingue671/
Waingbi671/
Veigbeu671/
Weugbeu671/
Wwaigwe671/
Weagbea671/
Weigbay671/
Whegbeh671/
Biggbee670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wigbe
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