Zegeh Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Zegeh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zegeh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Zegeh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zegeh is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Zegeh? popularity and diffusion

Zegeh is the 4,908,606th most frequently held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Zegeh are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 11,809,517. In Nigeria Zegeh is most frequent in: Benue, where 60 percent reside, Nasarawa, where 20 percent reside and Rivers, where 20 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Ghana, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dzegeh911/
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Zehgeh911/
Zegheh911/
Zege891,768/
Ziege80676/
Dzege80565/
Zegge80394/
Zeuge80210/
Czege8074/
Zeige8068/
Zigeh8023/
Zeghi8011/
Zegie8010/
Zoege809/
Zhege803/
Zaege803/
Zeege802/
Tzege801/
Zegey801/
Zeage800/
Zagheh73291/
Czeger7370/
Zeigie7311/
Tsegeh7310/
Zeughe737/
Zeghai734/
Zeghei731/
Zeighi731/
Zoeghe731/
Zigheh731/
Tzeghe731/
Zieghe731/
Zeghay731/
Czegey731/
Zage6711,348/
Zegi67662/
Zige67403/
Cege67150/
Zöge6747/
Zoge6737/
Czeiger6714/
Zäge679/
Cheggeh679/
Tzeghai677/
Zyge672/
Zaghieh671/
Tzegahy671/
Zeighay671/
Çege671/
Zegj671/

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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 Zegeh
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