Zegba Surname
Approximately 447 people bear this surname
Zegba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 325 | 1:70,988 | 3,981 |
| DR Congo | 116 | 1:636,893 | 47,292 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Zegba (70) may also be a first name.
Zegba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zegba Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zegba (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺯﻗﺐ) is more commonly found in The Ivory Coast than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zegba? popularity and diffusion
Zegba is the 669,375th most prevalent last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 16,303,235 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Zegba reside; 62 percent reside in West Africa and 61 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Zegba is also the 1,162,016th most widespread forename on earth. It is borne by 70 people.
The surname Zegba is most commonly occurring in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 325 people, or 1 in 70,988. In The Ivory Coast it is most frequent in: Sassandra-Marahoué District, where 73 percent are found, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 16 percent are found and Gôh-Djiboua District, where 8 percent are found. Other than The Ivory Coast Zegba occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 26 percent are found and Algeria, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zegba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zegba in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺯﻗﺐ | zqb | - |
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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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- 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 Zegba
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